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noun
A family of order k of sets, such that any minimal subfamily with an empty intersection has k or fewer sets in it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: combinatorics, mathematics, sciences
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History
Named after the mathematician Eduard Helly (1884-1943).
