What is the difference between a set-theoretic complete intersection, and a complete intersection.

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The twisted cubic (green) is a set-theoretic complete intersection, but not a complete intersection. What is the difference?

edited Apr 21 '18 at 21:14

asked Apr 21 '18 at 21:07

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taken from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_ring – User3910 Apr 21 '18 at 21:08
https://mathoverflow.net/questions/295601/set-theoretic-complete-intersections-in-toric-varieties – User3910 Apr 21 '18 at 21:19

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