Genus of a smooth plane curve of degree d: (d - 1)(d - 2) / 2.
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A smooth plane cubic has genus 1 (an elliptic curve).
Euler characteristic formula on ℙ¹: χ(𝒪(n)) = n + 1.
Euler characteristic of the structure sheaf on ℙ¹: χ(𝒪) = 1.
Consistency of the Euler characteristic with the genus formula for a line.