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  • noun combinatorics A structure that captures the essence of a notion of "independence" that generalizes linear independence in vector spaces.

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  • BOB: Well, I have a question for Dr. Besser, specifically, the matroid class of antibiotics tends to be heavily promoted by pharmaceutical companies to the profession, specifically Zithromax or what is commonly called the Zpac.

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  • A matroid is an abstract mathematical structure that captures combinatorial properties of matrices.

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  • This book offers a unique introduction to matroid theory, emphasizing motivations from matrix theory and applications to systems analysis.

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