English Explanatory Dictionary

Steiner system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Steiner system Steiner systems

Etymology

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

Related words

Steiner triple
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