Independence number and the complexity of families of sets (Q1918552)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 906902
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    Independence number and the complexity of families of sets
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 906902

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      Independence number and the complexity of families of sets (English)
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      25 November 1996
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      The independence number \(m({\mathcal C})\) of a set system \(\mathcal C\) is the cardinality of its maximum qualitative independent subsystem. This notion is in close connection to the well-known Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension. The authors dedicated several research articles to this topic. This particular paper delivers general upper bounds on \(m({\mathcal C})\) and proves inequalities between the independence number and the Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension, in both directions. It also turns out that for special cases the two quantities are equal.
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      complexity
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      qualitative independence
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      inclusion-exclusion
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      independence number
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      set system
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      Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension
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