Steiner system

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Reintroduced by Jakob Steiner (1853), who was unaware of earlier work on the topic.

Noun[edit]

Steiner system (plural Steiner systems)

  1. (mathematics) In combinatorial mathematics, a type of block design, specifically a t-design with λ = 1 and t = 2 or (recently) t ≥ 2.

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