Lemma 33.45.4. In the situation of Definition 33.45.3 the intersection number (\mathcal{L}_1 \cdots \mathcal{L}_ d \cdot Z) is an integer.
Proof. Any numerical polynomial of degree e in n_1, \ldots , n_ d can be written uniquely as a \mathbf{Z}-linear combination of the functions {n_1 \choose k_1}{n_2 \choose k_2} \ldots {n_ d \choose k_ d} with k_1 + \ldots + k_ d \leq e. Apply this with e = d. Left as an exercise. \square
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