Morphism of finite type (source code)

= Morphism of finite type
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= Finite type morphism
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= Finite type
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A morphism $f:X\to Y$ is of finite type when every point of $Y$ has an affine neighborhood $V=\operatorname{Spec}A$ for which $f^{-1}V$ has a finite affine cover $\operatorname{Spec}B_i$ with each $B_i$ a finitely generated $A$-algebra.