Helly family

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the mathematician Eduard Helly (1884-1943).

Noun[edit]

Helly family (plural Helly families)

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

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