Definition: In mathematics, a copout is an object or function that appears in the definition of a particular class of objects. A copout is often used to define a category and its morphisms by defining a set of functions which are called "coproducts". These coproducts are then used to generate all the other members of the category, forming a "coproduct" that is an object in itself. For example, consider the category C of finite sets with binary operations (add