A short proof of Fisher's inequality (Q686507)

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    A short proof of Fisher's inequality
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 428337

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      A short proof of Fisher's inequality (English)
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      20 December 1993
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      We prove the following result: Theorem. Let \(E=\{a_ 1,\dots,a_ m\}\) be a finite set of cardinality \(m\) and let \(E_ 1,\dots,E_ n\) be \(n\) subsets of \(E\) such that \[ | E_ i\cap E_ j|= \lambda\qquad\text{for } i\neq j\qquad\text{and } | E_ i|>\lambda\qquad\text{for all } i. \] Then \(m\geq n\).
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