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Set cover problem

The set cover problem is a classical question in combinatorics, computer science, operations research, and complexity theory.

Science, Related problems & Linear program formulation

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Linear program formulation

Hitting set formulation

Greedy algorithm

Inapproximability results

Weighted set cover

Related problems

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Set cover problem

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Set cover problem

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related to Weighted set cover · 9
Set cover problem → At, For, Given, Initially, It, LP, Sets, The, This
related to Linear program formulation · 5
Set cover problem → Ax, For, ILP, The, Then
related to Variants · 5
Set cover problem → But, For, In, Note, The
related to Hitting set formulation · 4
Set cover problem → S', The, Then, To
is a · 2
Set cover problem → classical question in combinatorics, iterative method that constructs feasible solutions to both the primal and dual linear programs simultaneously

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Set cover problemis aclassical question in combinatorics0.90text
Set cover problemis aiterative method that constructs feasible solutions to both the primal and dual linear programs simultaneously0.90text
Set cover problemrelated to Hitting set formulationThe0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Hitting set formulationTo0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Hitting set formulationS'0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Hitting set formulationThen0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Linear program formulationThe0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Linear program formulationILP0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Linear program formulationFor0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Linear program formulationThen0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to Linear program formulationAx0.60section
Set cover problemrelated to VariantsIn0.60section

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