Counting set systems by weight (Q1773202)

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      25 April 2005
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      It is well known that the Bell numbers count the total number of ways a set of \(n\) elements can be partitioned into nonempty, mutually disjoint subsets. This paper considers the situation when the subsets may intersect. The main result states that such a number is asymptotically larger than the Bell number by an exponential factor. The enumeration problem can also be formulated as counting 0-1 matrices satisfying certain properties.
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      set partitions
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      Bell numbers
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