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More precisely, write \mathcal C=\mathbf{Mod}(R) for the Category of Module over R, a Ring . Let A be in \mathcal C and set T(A)=\operatorname{Hom}_{\mathcal C}(A,B), for fixed B in \mathcal C. (This is a Left Exact Functor ( Contravariant ) so we want its right Derived Functor s R^nT). To this end, define
:\operatorname{Ext}_R^n(A,B)=(R^nT)(A),
i.e., take a Projective Resolution
:P(A) ightarrow A ightarrow 0,
compute
:0 ightarrow\operatorname{Hom}_{\mathcal C}(A,B) ightarrow\operatorname{Hom}_{\mathcal C}(P(A),B),
and take the Cohomology on the righthand side.