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Inequalities for two set systems with prescribed intersections

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Inequalities are presented for systems {(A i ,B i ):1 ≤ i ≤ m} of pairs of finite sets satisfyingA i ∩ B i = andA i ∩ B j ≠ ∅ orA j ∩ B i ≠ ∅ fori ≠ j.

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Tuza, Z. Inequalities for two set systems with prescribed intersections. Graphs and Combinatorics 3, 75–80 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01788531

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