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adj
Of a line bundle on a complete algebraic variety over a field: such that the degree of its restriction to every algebraic curve in the variety is non-negative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Short for numerically effective; introduced by Miles Reid.
Borrowed from French nef. Doublet of nave and nau.
