Lemma 72.15.1. Let S be a scheme. Let f : X \to Y be an integral morphism of algebraic spaces. Then \dim (X) \leq \dim (Y). If f is surjective then \dim (X) = \dim (Y).
Proof. Choose V \to Y surjective étale with V a scheme. Then U = X \times _ Y V is a scheme and U \to V is integral (and surjective if f is surjective). By Properties of Spaces, Lemma 66.22.5 we have \dim (X) = \dim (U) and \dim (Y) = \dim (V). Thus the result follows from the case of schemes which is Morphisms, Lemma 29.44.9. \square
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