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Sperner family

Sperner family 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.

Noun

Sperner family (plural Sperner families)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Sperner family

Forms of Sperner family

pluralSperner families

Origin of Sperner family

Named after Emanuel Sperner.

Questions about Sperner family

What does Sperner family mean?
Sperner family means 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.
What part of speech is Sperner family?
Sperner family is a noun.
What is the plural of Sperner family?
The plural of Sperner family is Sperner families.

Words near Sperner family in the dictionary

  1. spermule
  2. spermules
  3. spermy
  4. Sperner
  5. Sperner families
  6. Sperner family
  7. Sperner system
  8. Sperner systems
  9. Sperner's lemma
  10. Sperner's theorem
  11. Spero

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