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There are two universal properties in the sense that a universal property is either defined in terms of a "terminal morphism" or (dually) an "initial morphism"
by dill_day 13y ago
There are two universal properties in the sense that a universal property is either defined in terms of a "terminal morphism" or (dually) an "initial morphism" (see the Formal Definition in the wiki article) -- the examples are particular instantiations of this general definition.