Definition 2.2.1. (A.2.3.1.1, A.2.3.4.1) An -operad is called:
- (1)
Unital if for every object of , the space of constants is contractible. We denote the full -category spanned by the unital -operads by .
- (2)
Reduced if it is unital and the underlying -category is a contractible space. We denote the full -category spanned by the reduced -operads by .