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Sheaves

Description:

Sheaves is a noun that refers to a collection or bundle of harvested crops, such as wheat, barley, or oats, tied together. It can also mean a collection or bundle of papers, documents, or other items bound together. In mathematics, sheaves are structures used to study the relationships between sets.

Senses:

1. A collection or bundle of harvested crops, tied together.
2. A collection or bundle of papers, documents, or other items bound together.
3. (Mathematics) A structure used to study the relationships between sets.

Usage examples:

1. The farmers stacked the sheaves of wheat in the barn after a successful harvest.
2. I found a box full of old letters and sheaves of yellowed documents in the attic.
3. In algebraic geometry, sheaves are essential for understanding the topological properties of differentiable manifolds.

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