Noun: presheaf
| Singular | presheaf |
| Plural | presheaves; presheafs |
Sample Sentences
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Let X be a topological space. (Following tradition, I will switch from my previous convention of using X to denote an object of a topos.) Write Open(X) for its poset of open subsets. A presheaf on X is a functor F#58;#92;mathbf#123;Open#125;(X)#92;mbox#123;op#125;#92;rightarrow#92;mathbf#123;Set#125;. It assigns to each open subset U a set F(U), whose elements are called sections over U (for reasons to be explained). It also assigns to each open V#92;subseteqU a function F(U)#92;rightarrowF(V), called restriction from U to V and denoted by s#92;rightarrows#124;#95;V. I will write Psh(X) for the category of presheaves on X.
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Examples 3.1 i. Let F(U) = {continuous functions U#92;rightarrow#92;mathbb#123;R#125;}; restriction is restriction. [2011 June 27, Tom Leinster, “An informal introduction to topos theory”, in arXiv.org, Cornell University Library, retrieved 18 Mar 2018:]
Nouns inflected like presheaf
Mobius scarf,
Moebius scarf,
head-scarf,
Palestinian scarf,
head scarf,
presheaf,
moebius scarf,
government wharf,
doorleaf,
bloodleaf,
capsheaf,
mobius scarf,
theif,
theef,
wharf,
scarf,
shelf,
sheaf,
headscarf,
cloven hoof, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From pre- + sheaf.