Polynomials as spans

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Abstract: The paper defines polynomials in a bicategory mathscrM. Polynomials in bicategories mathrmSpnmathscrC of spans in a finitely complete category mathscrC agree with polynomials in mathscrC as defined by Nicola Gambino and Joachim Kock, and by Mark Weber. When mathscrM is extit{calibrated}, we obtain another bicategory mathrmPolymathscrM. We see that polynomials in mathscrM have representations as pseudofunctors mathscrMmathrmopomathrmCat. Calibrations are produced for the bicategory of relations in a regular category and for the bicategory of two-sided modules (distributors) between categories thereby providing new examples of bicategories of "polynomials".









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