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Block (Set)

One of the disjoint Subsets making up a Set Partition. A block containing $n$ elements is called an $n$-block. The partitioning of sets into blocks can be denoted using a Restricted Growth String.

See also Block Design, Restricted Growth String, Set Partition




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1999-05-26