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Helly families

Helly families is the plural of Helly family.

Meaning of Helly family

Noun

Helly family (plural Helly families)

  1. A family of order k of sets, such that any minimal subfamily with an empty intersection has k or fewer sets in it.

Questions about Helly families

What is Helly families the plural of?
Helly families is the plural of Helly family.

Words near Helly families in the dictionary

  1. Hellwig
  2. Hellwigs
  3. helly
  4. Helly dimension
  5. Helly dimensions
  6. Helly families
  7. Helly family
  8. Helly's selection theorem
  9. Helly's theorem
  10. Helly-Bray theorem
  11. Hellyer

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