The story
The area of study in algebraic geometry began as a research programme, instigated in 1959 by Japanese mathematician Mikio Sato.
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algebraic analysis
Today it means: The study of systems of linear partial differential equations, using techniques from sheaf theory and complex analysis to examine functions and certain generalisations of functions (such as hyperfunctions and microfunctions). Full definition →