##  [Zariski Topology](/zariski-topology) 

  ##  [Zariski Topology](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/zariski-topology-0) 

  

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Definition

A topology on an algebraic variety or on the prime spectrum of a ring whose closed sets are algebraic sets (zeros of families of polynomials) or sets of prime ideals containing a given ideal; typically very coarse and rarely Hausdorff.