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A Note on (r, λ)-Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

B. Gardner*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1C5S7
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An (r, λ)-system is an arrangement of v objects (or varieties) into subsets (or blocks) such that each variety appears in exactly r blocks and each pair of distinct varieties appears in exactly λ blocks. To avoid trivial designs, we assume that 1≤λ<r.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1977

References

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