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degeneration

• Idea: degenerating is passing from the generic fiber to the special fiber.
• \(X\in {\mathsf{Sch}}\) degenerates to \(X_0\) iff there is a morphism \(Y\to {\mathbf{A}}^1\) with generic fiber \(X\) and special fiber \(X_0\).