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matroid

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A structure that captures the essence of a notion of "independence" that generalizes linear independence in vector spaces and acyclicality in graphs.

Equivalents

Françaismatroïde
Italianomatroide

Examples

“A matroid can be defined in terms of bases. A matroid consists of a ground set⟳ as well as a set⟳ of bases which is a nonempty subset of the power set⟳ of the ground set⟳.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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