nLab singular point of an algebraic variety

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An algebraic variety X𝔸 nX \hookrightarrow \mathbb{A}^n defined as the zero locus of polynomials {f iR[x 1,,x n]}\{f^i \in R[x_1, \cdots, x_n]\} is singular at a point pp, if the Jacobian matrix of first derivatives at this point has rank lower than at other points.

A variety is called singular if it has at least one singular point and non-singular if it has none.

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