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Category of open sets

Set

context X,T … topological space
inclusion Op(X) … category
definition ObOp(X)T
for all V,UObOp(X)
definition Op(X)[V,U]{i:VU | i(x)=x}

Discussion

In the category of open sets, the arrows are the inclusion functions. In the case VU, the hom-set Op(X)[U,V] is the singleton {i} and otherwise it's empty.

Reference

Wikipedia: Sheaf

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