Power set functors

There are two functors vying for the name "power set functor".

For the first, define P:Set→Set as follows:

For the second, define P′:Setop→Set as follows[1]:

Verify that P and Pβ€² are indeed both functors. The first is sometimes called the covariant power set functor and the second the contravariant power set functor.


  1. Here we are using the opposite category to avoid talking about contravariant functors. β†©οΈŽ