In mathematics, an abstract simplicial complex is a purely combinatorial description of the geometric notion of a simplicial complex, consisting of a family of finite sets closed under the operation of taking subsets. In the context of matroids and greedoids, abstract simplicial complexes are also called independence systems.
Read more about Abstract Simplicial Complex: Definitions, Geometric Realization, Examples, Enumeration
Famous quotes containing the words abstract and/or complex:
““If our minds could get hold of one abstract truth, they would be immortal so far as that truth is concerned. My trouble is to find out how we can get hold of the truth at all.””
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)
“What we do is as American as lynch mobs. America has always been a complex place.”
—Jerry Garcia (1942–1995)
Related Phrases
Related Words