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<p>In <a href="/facts/Algebraic_geometry/rh7RHVp3">algebraic geometry</a> and related areas of <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, local analysis is the practice of looking at a problem relative to each <a href="/facts/Prime_number/L20FLkgn">prime number</a> <i>p</i> first, and then later trying to integrate the information gained at each prime into a 'global' picture. These are forms of the localization approach. </p>