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Steiner system
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English
Etymology
Reintroduced by Jakob Steiner (1853), who was unaware of earlier work on the topic.
Noun
en math In combinatorial mathematics, a type of block design, specifically a t-design with λ = 1 and t = 2 or (recently) t ≥ 2.
Related terms
en Steiner triple
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