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A {\em topos} is a Cartesian closed category of sheaves on a Grothendieck site with all the applicable colimits of finite index categories, a subobject classifier and an exponential object. The plurals {\em toposes} and {\em topoi} are encountered with about equal frequency in the literature. Alexander Grothendieck and Jean Giraud were the pioneers of topos theory. A {\em topos} is a Cartesian closed category of sheaves on a Grothendieck site with all the applicable colimits of finite index categories, a subobject classifier and an exponential object. The plurals {\em toposes} and {\em topoi} are encountered with about equal frequency in the literature. Alexander Grothendieck and Jean Giraud were the pioneers of topos theory.
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\bibitem M. Barr \& C. Wells {\it Toposes, Triples and Theories} Montreal: McGill University (2000) \bibitem M. Barr \& C. Wells {\it Toposes, Triples and Theories} Montreal: McGill University (2000)
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