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Well, the title clearly follows the title of thisthis question.

Why the objects so successfully defined by Grothendieck have been called "schemes"? In my opinion the original French word (schéma) doesn't help, by itself, to understand the motivations behind such a choice of nomenclature...

Well, the title clearly follows the title of this question.

Why the objects so successfully defined by Grothendieck have been called "schemes"? In my opinion the original French word (schéma) doesn't help, by itself, to understand the motivations behind such a choice of nomenclature...

Well, the title clearly follows the title of this question.

Why the objects so successfully defined by Grothendieck have been called "schemes"? In my opinion the original French word (schéma) doesn't help, by itself, to understand the motivations behind such a choice of nomenclature...

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What's so "schematic" about schemes?

Well, the title clearly follows the title of this question.

Why the objects so successfully defined by Grothendieck have been called "schemes"? In my opinion the original French word (schéma) doesn't help, by itself, to understand the motivations behind such a choice of nomenclature...