Definition 87.38.1. Let S be a scheme. Let X be an algebraic space over S. Let Z \subset X be a closed subspace and denote Z_ n \subset X the nth order infinitesimal neighbourhood. The formal algebraic space
X^\wedge _ Z = \mathop{\mathrm{colim}}\nolimits Z_ n
(see Lemma 87.36.2) is called the completion of X along Z.
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