Definition 4.4.  Let u ∈ , C be a/an u-small category, X ∈ C. We define:
idX:= iX if C = [O(MA,B)A,B ∈ O(iC)C ∈ O(D,E,F)D,E,F ∈ O]u (O is a set, MA,B is a set for each A, B ∈ O, iC ∈ MC,C for each C ∈ O, D,E,F:ME,F × MD,E → MD,F is an operation for each D, E, F ∈ O with suitable conditions)
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