Spectrum of a commutative ring
= Spectrum of a commutative ring
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= Spectra of rings
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= Spectrum of a ring
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The spectrum $\operatorname{Spec}A$ of a <commutative ring> $A$ is the set of its <prime ideal>[prime ideals], with closed sets $V(I)=\{\mathfrak p:I\subseteq\mathfrak p\}$ and a structure sheaf whose sections locally look like fractions.