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Let $C$ be an algebraic curve over a perfect field $k$. Then $C$ is called smooth if the extension of $C$ to the algebraic closure of $k$ is non-singular at all of its points.

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  • Last edited by Bjorn Poonen on 2022-03-24 17:39:34
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