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C(v,k,t) is the smallest number of k-subsets of an n-set such that every t-subset is contained in at least one of the k-subsets.

CRC Handbook of Combinatorial Designs, 1996, p. 263.

W. H. Mills and R. C. Mullin, Coverings and packings, pp. 371-399 of J. H. Dinitz and D. R. Stinson, editors,a Contemporary Design Theory, Wiley, 1992.

D. Applegate, E. M. Rains and N. J. A. Sloane, On asymmetric coverings and covering numbers, J. Comb. Des. 11 (2003), 218-228.

D. Gordon, La Jolla Repository of Coverings

K. J. Nurmela and P. R. J. Ostergard, New coverings of t-sets with (t+1)-sets, J. Combinat. Designs, 7 (1999), 217-226.

K. J. Nurmela and P. R. J. Ostergard, New coverings of t-sets with (t+1)-sets (appendix), J. Combinat. Designs, 7 (1999), 217-226.

Index entries for covering numbers

A column of A066010. A036830 is a lower bound.

Sequence in context: A125899 A052997 A074988 this_sequence A139817 A036892 A123707

Adjacent sequences: A066222 A066223 A066224 this_sequence A066226 A066227 A066228

nonn,hard

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com).

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