nLab operadic category

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Higher algebra

Categorical algebra

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Idea

An operadic category is a structure for describing various category-like structures (generalised operads) with different kinds of composition operations, including monoids, (symmetric and non-symmetric) operads, nn-operads, hyperoperads, and charades.

Every generalised operad has a notion of algebra, with which can be captured notions like (wheeled) properads, PROPs, cyclic operads, and (twisted) modular operads.

Operadic categories are thus a framework for generalised multicategories, albeit of a different style than approaches based on monads.

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