Examples
Any scalar product on a real vector space V is a pairing (set M = N = V, R = R in the above definitions).
The determinant map (2 × 2 matrices over k) → k can be seen as a pairing .
The Hopf map written as is an example of a pairing. In for instance, Hardie et al. present an explicit construction of the map using poset models.
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