Nakai–Moishezon criterion
= Nakai–Moishezon criterion
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An integral <Cartier divisor> $D$ on a <projective scheme> is <ample> if and only if $D^{\dim Y}\cdot Y>0$ for every positive-dimensional integral closed <subvariety> $Y$. Testing only curves is sufficient in dimension one, but not in higher dimensions.