Discrepancy (algebraic geometry)

In algebraic geometry, given a pair (X, D) consisting of a normal variety X and a

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-divisor D on X (e.g., canonical divisor), the discrepancy of the pair (X, D) measures the degree of the singularity of the pair.

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