1 ::= The 1 is just for disambiguation.

applicative functor ::= Applicative functors are just monoids in the category of endofunctors.

arrow ::= Arrows are just strong monads in the category of profunctors. Time flies are attracted to them.

automatic squirrel feeder ::= Automatic squirrel feeders are just feeders in the category of automatic squirrels. Taneb invented them.

bicategory ::= Bicategories are just categories where composition is only associative up to an isomorphism.

brain ::= Brains are just receptacles for bricks.

character ::= A character is just a homomorphism to the group of complex numbers of modulus 1.

chu space ::= A Chu space is just a matrix. Taneb invented them, then Chu stole his invention.

codensity ::= Codensity is just mass per volume with all the arrows reversed.

comonad ::= Comonads are just monads in the dual category. They are hard to get into.

complete heyting algebra ::= A complete Heyting algebra is just a cartesian closed complete lattice.

d-module ::= D-modules are just modules over the ring of differential operators. Taneb invented them.

danish ::= In Danish, the word for "island" is just "ø" for øfficiency reasons.

diagram ::= A diagram is just a functor.

doodad ::= Doodads are just duoids in the category of endofunctors.

dynamic-unwind ::= dynamic-unwind is just like dynamic-wind except that it's a different sort of weather.

endofunctor ::= Endofunctors are just endomorphisms in the category of categories.

endomorphism ::= Endomorphisms are just final morphisms.

epimorphism ::= An epimorphism is just a monomorphism in the opposite category.

equal temperament ::= Equal temperament is just intonation that's evenly spaced.

frame ::= A frame is just a complete Heyting algebra. Frame homomorphisms don't preserve implication, if you know what I mean.

frozen water ::= Frozen water is just ice.

grammar ::= Grammar is just the evil subset of syntax.

group ::= Groups are just loops with the property of associativity.

hallucination ::= You are just imagining this wisdom entry.

hms pinafore ::= HMS Pinafore is just some infernal nonsense, according to general majority opinion.

hom-set ::= Hom-sets are just sets of morphisms between two objects.

indexed monad ::= Indexed monads are just monads on an indexed category.

indexed monad ::= Indexed monads are just categories enriched over the monoidal category of endofunctors.

insanity ::= Unless you are boily, you are just imagining this wisdom entry.

isjust ::= isJust is just a Haskell function to check if a value is Just a.

jargon ::= jargon is just a really grandiose opaque gobbledygook.

jit ::= JIT is just in time.

just ::= Just is just a just adverb.

justice ::= Justice is just behavior or treatment.

justices ::= Justices are just members of the Supreme Court.

kittegory ::= A kittegory is just a small category.

ladder ::= A ladder is just a directed vertical bridge in the positive orientation.

lens ::= A lens is just a store comonad coalgebra.

locale ::= Locales are just frames, which are just complete Heyting algebras. Taneb accidentally invented them by asking about lattices. The only locale available in #esoteric is en_NZ.UTF-8.

logic ::= Logic is just another way the true Scotsman is keeping you down.

matrix ::= A matrix is just a matrix. People use them to communicate. Taneb invented them.

mdude ::= MDude is just a dude, with an M's courage.

monad ::= Monads are just monoids in the category of endofunctors.

monads ::= Monads are just free monad monad monad algebras.

monoidal category ::= Monoidal categories are just 2-categories with a single object.

monoids ::= Monoids are just categories with single objects.

monomorphism ::= A monomorphism is just an epimorphism in the opposite category.

morphism ::= A morphism is just a natural transformation between two diagrams of shape 1.

mustard watch ::= A mustard watch is just a classical watch extended with a certain amount of mustard in the mechanism.

ngram model ::= An ngram model is just a Markov model with a sliding window state.

object ::= An object is just something in a category.

partial order ::= A partial order is just a small thin skeletal category.

preorder ::= A preorder is just a small thin category.

quote ::= Quotes are just elements of the quantum dilapidated bogosphere. See qdb.

segmentation fault ::= The Segmentation Fault is just of the Silicon Valley and is known to produce various hiccups at the most inconvienent times.

static-wind ::= static-wind is just air.

syntax ::= Syntax is just a subset of grammar.

the torus ::= Topologically, a torus is just a torus. Taneb invented it so he'd have something to drink his preferred beverage out of.

this sentence ::= This sentence is just. Taneb invented it.

torus ::= Topologically, a torus is just a torus. Taneb invented it so he'd have something to drink his coffee out of.

vector space ::= A vector space is just a module over a field.

xor ::= Xor is just addition of nimbers.

you ::= You are just a second person pronoun.