Zariski topologies
Zariski topologies is the plural of Zariski topology.
Meaning of Zariski topology
Noun
Zariski topology (plural Zariski topologies)
- Originally, a topology applicable to algebraic varieties, such that the closed sets are the variety's algebraic subvarieties; later, a generalisation in which the topological space is the set of prime ideals of a commutative ring and is called the spectrum of the ring.
- The Zariski topology allows tools from topology to be used in the study of algebraic varieties, even when the underlying field is not a topological field.
Questions about Zariski topologies
- What is Zariski topologies the plural of?
- Zariski topologies is the plural of Zariski topology.
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