block design

noun

In combinatorial mathematics, a set together with a family of subsets (repeated subsets are allowed at times) whose members are chosen to satisfy some set of properties deemed useful for a particular application.

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Meanings

nounblock design (plural block designs)

plural block designs

  1. mathematicsIn combinatorial mathematics, a set together with a family of subsets (repeated subsets are allowed at times) whose members are chosen to satisfy some set of properties deemed useful for a particular application.
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