Lemma 37.12.4. Let f : X \to S be a morphism of locally Noetherian schemes. Let Z \subset S be a closed subscheme with nth infinitesimal neighbourhood Z_ n \subset S. Set X_ n = Z_ n \times _ S X. If X_ n \to Z_ n is flat for all n, then f is flat at every point of f^{-1}(Z).
Proof. This is a translation of Algebra, Lemma 10.99.11 into the language of schemes. \square
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