"étale" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: First applied in a mathematical context (in French) by Alexander Grothendieck to étale morphisms, apparently with reference to the phrase mer étale ("the sea at high or low tide"), the connection being that étale morphisms are, in an intuitive sense, calmly behaved or "spread out." Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} étale (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Such that the natural homomorphism is an isomorphism. Wikipedia link: Alexander Grothendieck, étale morphism Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: etale
    Sense id: en-étale-en-adj-KRAKLhde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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