subsheaf

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noun

A subset of a sheaf

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Meanings

nounsubsheaf (plural subsheaves)

plural subsheaves

  1. mathematicsA subset of a sheaf

    We classify all tilting sheaves which have a non-coherent torsion subsheaf.

    2015, Lidia Angeleri Hügel, Dirk Kussin, “Large tilting sheaves over weighted noncommutative regular projective curves”, in arXiv

Origin

From sub- + sheaf.

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“subsheaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsheaf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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