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 +It is important for physics, because it allows us to make the ideas of [[advanced_notions:​relational_physics|relational physics]] precise.
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 <​blockquote>​[T]he collection of all ways to relate an object to other objects is isomorphic to the object itself.<​cite>​https://​news.ycombinator.com/​item?​id=7715277</​cite></​blockquote>​ <​blockquote>​[T]he collection of all ways to relate an object to other objects is isomorphic to the object itself.<​cite>​https://​news.ycombinator.com/​item?​id=7715277</​cite></​blockquote>​
  
-  * http://www.math3ma.com/​mathema/​2017/​9/​6/​the-yoneda-embedding +<​blockquote>​[A]n object ​ is completely determined by its relationships to other objects
-  ​* ​http://​www.math3ma.com/​mathema/​2017/​9/​14/​the-yoneda-lemma+<​cite>​http://​www.math3ma.com/​mathema/​2017/​9/​14/​the-yoneda-lemma</​cite>​ 
 +</​blockquote>​ 
  
 <​blockquote>​ One way to think of the Yoneda lemma is <​blockquote>​ One way to think of the Yoneda lemma is
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 <​cite>​[[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!msg/​sci.physics.research/​6cET8VmcUZU/​IH9Tpq6NLTsJ|John Baez]]</​cite></​blockquote>​ <​cite>​[[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!msg/​sci.physics.research/​6cET8VmcUZU/​IH9Tpq6NLTsJ|John Baez]]</​cite></​blockquote>​
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 +Great explanations can be found here: 
 +  * http://​www.math3ma.com/​mathema/​2017/​9/​6/​the-yoneda-embedding
 +  * http://​www.math3ma.com/​mathema/​2017/​9/​14/​the-yoneda-lemma
    
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