Helly family

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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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