English Explanatory Dictionary

Helly family

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Helly family Helly families

Etymology

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

Related words

Helly property
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