ringed space

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Noun

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ringed space (plural ringed spaces)

  1. (sheaf theory, scheme theory) An abstract mathematical object generalizing the relationship between spaces of functions and the germs of those functions at particular points. Formally, a topological space equipped with a sheaf of rings (called the structure sheaf).

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Properly, a ringed space is a pair where is the space and is the structure sheaf. By abuse of notation, alone may also be referred to as a ringed space when is understood to be present in some context.