antimatroid

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noun

a formal system that describes processes in which a set is built up by including elements one at a time, and in which an element, once available for inclusion, remains available until it is included

OriginEnglish matroid ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

nounantimatroid (plural antimatroids)

plural antimatroids

  1. mathematicsa formal system that describes processes in which a set is built up by including elements one at a time, and in which an element, once available for inclusion, remains available until it is included

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishmatroid
  8. Englishantimatroid

From anti- + matroid.

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APA

antimatroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimatroid

MLA

“antimatroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimatroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimatroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimatroid.

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