closure system

noun

A collection of subsets of a larger set that is closed under arbitrary intersections and contains the entire set.

Meanings

nounclosure system (plural closure systems)

plural closure systems

  1. group theoryA collection of subsets of a larger set that is closed under arbitrary intersections and contains the entire set.
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