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multicover

multicover noun: a combinatorial problem concerning the covering or inclusion of elements by a collection of shapes or sets.

Noun

multicover (countable and uncountable, plural multicovers)

  1. A combinatorial problem concerning the covering or inclusion of elements by a collection of shapes or sets.
    • We consider the set multicover problem in geometric settings.2012 December, Chandra Chekuri, Kenneth L. Clarkson, Sariel Har-Peled, “On the set multicover problem in geometric settings”, in ACM Transactions on Algorithms, volume 9, number 1
  2. A solution to a multicover problem.
    • The polylogarithm in (2.33) indicates that the degree k multicover of a curve of genus g contributes with a factor k2g−3 to Fg.2004, Tilman Wurzbacher, Infinite Dimensional Groups and Manifolds, →ISBN, page 39
  3. An insurance plan brokered by a single agent that includes multiple underlying sub-policies.
    • After completing the largest of the simplification projects—the multicover policy—the task force advised the company on overall policy for about another year.1984, Office of Consumer Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce, How Plain English Works for Business, page 76
  4. Coverage from multiple sources.
    • Maybe we should live a little like a Christian, a little like a Muslim, a little like a Jew; then we could claim multicover.2012, Reg Dyett, A Family Conversation about GOD, →ISBN, page 77

Adjective

multicover (not comparable)

  1. Having multiple covers.
    • Such films are vulnerable to outdoor weather conditions and, if used as films, must be protected by a surface cover sheet such as glass or a thicker, tough, transparent plastic in a multicover collector.2012, A. A. M. Sayigh, Solar Energy Application in Buildings, →ISBN, page 29

Forms of multicover

pluralmulticovers

Origin of multicover

From multi- + cover.

Questions about multicover

What does multicover mean?
Multicover means a combinatorial problem concerning the covering or inclusion of elements by a collection of shapes or sets.
What part of speech is multicover?
Multicover can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of multicover?
The plural of multicover is multicovers.

Words near multicover in the dictionary

  1. multicourse
  2. multicourses
  3. multicourt
  4. multicovariate
  5. multicovariates
  6. multicover
  7. multicovers
  8. multicraft
  9. multicreed
  10. multicreedal
  11. multicrew

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