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I think here is how one should understand the last paragraph of the wiki.

Consider $f:X\to pt$. We have (all functors are derived and my $Hom$ are sheaf $Hom$) $$ Hom_{pt}(f_!F,F)=f_*Hom_X(F,f^!F) $$

$f_!F=\Gamma_c(X,F)$, so the l.h.s. computes the dual of the cohomology with compact support of the constant sheaf $F$, i.e. the dual of the cohomology with compact support of $X$.

$Hom_X(F,f^!F)= \Gamma(f^!F)$ and thus the r.h.s. is $f_*(\Gamma(f^!F))=\Gamma(X,f^!F)$, the homology of $X$.

EDIT : to answer precisely the question I include a summary of the comments.

  1. there is a typo in the wiki: $[F,X[k]]$ should be understood as $[F,F[k]]$.

  2. for any sheaf of $F$-modules $S$ (concentrated in degree 0), $[F[−k],S]=H^k(X,S)$.

  3. Contrary to what is claimed in the wiki, there is no duality between $H^k(X,F)=[F[−k],F]$ and $H_k(X,F)=[F[−k],D_X]$ (where $D_X:=f^!F$ for $f:X\to pt$). The duality is, either between $H^k_c(X,F)$ and $H_k(X,F)$, or between $H^k(X,F)$ and $H_k^{BM}(X,F)$. And as far as I understand $H^*(X,S)$ is dual to $H_c^*(X,S^\vee)$.

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I think here is how one should understand the last paragraph of the wiki.

Consider $f:X\to pt$. We have (all functors are derived and my $Hom$ are sheaf $Hom$) $$ Hom_{pt}(f_!F,F)=f_*Hom_X(F,f^!F) $$

$f_!F=\Gamma_c(X,F)$, so the l.h.s. computes the dual of the cohomology with compact support of the constant sheaf $F$, i.e. the cohomology with compact support of $X$.

$Hom_X(F,f^!F)= \Gamma(f^!F)$ and thus the r.h.s. is $f_*(\Gamma(f^!F))=\Gamma(X,f^!F)$, the homology of $X$.

EDIT : to answer precisely the question I include a summary of the comments.

  1. there is a typo in the wiki: $$[F,X[k]]$ [F,X[k]]$ should be understood as $[F,F[k]]$.

  2. for any sheaf of $F$-modules $S$, S$ (concentrated in degree 0), $[F[−k],S]=H^k(X,S)$.

  3. Contrary to what is claimed in the wiki, there is no duality between $H^k(X,F)=[F[−k],F]$ and $H_k(X,F)=[F[−k],D_X]$ (where $D_X:=f^!F$ for $f:X\to pt$). The duality is, either between $H^k_c(X,F)$ and $H_k(X,F)$, or between $H^k(X,F)$ and $H_k^{BM}(X,F)$. And as far as I understand $H^*(X,S)$ is dual to $H_c^*(X,S^\vee)$.

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I think here is how one should understand the last paragraph of the wiki.

Consider $f:X\to pt$. We have (all functors are derived and my $Hom$ are sheaf $Hom$) $$ Hom_{pt}(f_!F,F)=f_*Hom_X(F,f^!F) $$

$f_!F=\Gamma_c(X,F)$, so the l.h.s. computes the dual of the cohomology with compact support of the constant sheaf $F$, i.e. the cohomology with compact support of $X$.

$Hom_X(F,f^!F)= \Gamma(f^!F)$ and thus the r.h.s. is $f_*(\Gamma(f^!F))=\Gamma(X,f^!F)$, the homology of $X$.

EDIT : to answer precisely the question I include a summary of the comments.

  1. there is a typo in the wiki: $$[F,X[k]]$ should be understood as $[F,F[k]]$.

  2. for any sheaf of $F$-modules $S$, $[F[−k],S]=H^k(X,S)$.

  3. Contrary to what is claimed in the wiki, there is no duality between $H^k(X,F)=[F[−k],F]$ and $H_k(X,F)=[F[−k],D_X]$ (where $D_X:=f^!F$ for $f:X\to pt$). The duality is, either between $H^k_c(X,F)$ and $H_k(X,F)$, or between $H^k(X,F)$ and $H_k^{BM}(X,F)$. And as far as I understand $H^*(X,S)$ is dual to $H_c^*(X,S^\vee)$.

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