A Survey of Definitions of n-Category

Abstract

Many people have proposed definitions of `weak n-category'. Ten of them are presented here. Each definition is given in two pages, with a further two pages on what happens when n = 0, 1, or 2. The definitions can be read independently. Chatty bibliography follows.

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