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Why is the "wrong" definition of intersection of varieties the "right" one for generalized Bézout?

For ease of notation, define the degree of a variety to be the sum of the degrees of its irreducible components. The generalized Bézout theorem (due to Fulton and Macpherson) states that, for $V_1$, $...
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Is $K_F\cdot C\leq K_X\cdot C$ for a fibre $F\subseteq X$ containing the curve $C$?

This is a question that I originally posted on Math Stack Exchange. After a couple of days I have not received any comments or answers, and after thinking about it more I realize that this question is ...
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