"matroid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: matroids [plural]
Etymology: From matrix + -oid. They were so named by Hassler Whitney in 1935 in an article titled “On the abstract properties of linear dependence”. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|matrix|oid}} matrix + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} matroid (plural matroids)
  1. (combinatorics) A structure that captures the essence of a notion of "independence" that generalizes linear independence in vector spaces and acyclicality in graphs. Wikipedia link: Hassler Whitney, matroid Categories (topical): Combinatorics Derived forms: antimatroid, matroidal, polymatroid Translations (Translations): matroidi (Finnish), matroïde [masculine] (French), matroide [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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