Introductory Combinatorics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780136020400
Author: Richard A. Brualdi
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 5, Problem 50E
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To determine
A chain of largest size and a partition of X into the smallest number of antichains.
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To determine
An antichain of largest size and a partition of X into the smallest number of chains.
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