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Questions of the kind "What's the name for a X that satisfies property Y?"

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What are examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people? (Stigler's law)

Tannakian categories, a terminology chosen by N. Saavedra in his thesis under Grothendieck. Grothendieck would prefer (Grothendieck–) Galois–Poincaré $\otimes$-categories. See Récoltes et Semailles. …
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"Variable and fixed" in categories

We often find in Grothendieck terminology the words variable and fixed (or absolute). … I would like to know if there is a precise meaning of these two words in Grothendieck's terminology. Especially in the case of categories. …
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