adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Partly or partially flat. not-comparable
2. 2
   Having the property that, given a morphism (f: X→Y), for every point y in Y, the fiber over y behaves like a flat family of schemes over the base (Y). not-comparable

Etymology

semi- + flat

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