In algebraic geometry, the Kodaira dimension κ(V) measures the size of the canonical model of a projective variety V.
The definition of Kodaira dimension, named for Kunihiko Kodaira, and the notation κ were introduced in the seminar (Igor R. Shafarevich, B. G. Averbuh & Ju. R. Vaĭnberg et al. 1965).
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