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Analytic variety

When we talk about an "analytic variety," we're talking about a fancy way of describing shapes that can be drawn or mapped out using equations.

Imagine you want to draw something on a piece of paper, like a circle or a square. You can write down an equation, like "x^2 + y^2 = 1" for the circle, and use that to guide your drawing. An analytic variety is just a more complicated version of this idea.

Basically, an analytic variety is a shape that can be described using a bunch of different equations. Each equation tells you something about the shape - for example, it might say that the shape curves in a certain way or is symmetrical in a certain direction.

The cool thing about analytic varieties is that they can have some really interesting properties. For example, some of them might have no "holes" or "gaps" in them, while others might have lots of different "branches" or "loops." Mathematicians love studying these shapes and figuring out what makes them unique!