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Sperner's theorem

Sperner's theorem proper noun: a theorem that describes the largest possible families of finite sets none of which contain any other sets in the family.

Proper noun

Sperner's theorem

  1. A theorem that describes the largest possible families of finite sets none of which contain any other sets in the family.

Origin of Sperner's theorem

Named after Emanuel Sperner, who published it in 1928.

Questions about Sperner's theorem

What does Sperner's theorem mean?
Sperner's theorem means a theorem that describes the largest possible families of finite sets none of which contain any other sets in the family.
What part of speech is Sperner's theorem?
Sperner's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Sperner's theorem in the dictionary

  1. Sperner families
  2. Sperner family
  3. Sperner system
  4. Sperner systems
  5. Sperner's lemma
  6. Sperner's theorem
  7. Spero
  8. speromagnet
  9. speromagnetic
  10. speromagnetism
  11. speromagnets

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