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by dbranes 2902 days ago
Tangent: I like that the logo for the organization 'adjoint' resembles the notation for adjoint functors.
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Likewise! Looks like it was intentional:

> Our name comes from advanced mathematics and represents the numerous ways in which we simplify financial processes and products using blockchain technology.

(https://www.adjoint.io/about/adjoint)

Ugh, I'm cringing a little that they consider adjunctions 'advanced mathematics'. Adjunctions are ubiquitous even in elementary math. For example, in linear algebra whenever one writes down a matrix to represent a operator in some basis, this is using the tensor-hom adjunctions for modules.
Just out of curiosity, do you actually use adjunctions? If so I would be really happy to know more about it.
It was very intentional.