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sperner family

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spern-er -fam-i-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A family F of subsets of a finite set E in which none of the sets contains another; or, equivalently, an antichain in the inclusion lattice over the power set of E.

Etymology

Named after Emanuel Sperner.

Inflected Forms

Sperner families (plural)

Synonyms

clutter Sperner system

Questions

What does sperner family mean?
A family F of subsets of a finite set E in which none of the sets contains another; or, equivalently, an antichain in the inclusion lattice over the power set of E.
Where does sperner family come from?
Named after Emanuel Sperner.

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