Then there is an associated morphism f∗:2B→2A, the inverse image.
We get two associated morphisms, ∀f,∃f:2A→2B, which perform universal and existential quantification "relative to f".
The idea is this: think of A as being fibered over B by f. Then ∀f(S⊆A)gives the set of b∈B such that the fiber of b lies entirely in A. That is, f∗(b)=f−1(b)⊆A.
In pictures, Suppose the @ mark the subset S of A, while the - is outside the subset. We draw A as being fibered over B≡{b1,b2,b3}.
- @ @
- - @
- - @
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v v v
b1 b2 b3
Then, ∀f(A) will give us b3, because it's only b3 whose entire fiber lies in A.
Dually, ∃f(A) will give us {b2,b3}, because some portion of the fiber lies in A.