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THICKET DENSITY

Part of:Model theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2021

SIDDHARTH BHASKAR
SIDDHARTH BHASKAR*
Affiliation:
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCINECE HAVERFORD COLLEGE HAVERFORD, PA 19041, USA and DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN COPENHAGEN 2100, DENMARK E-mail: sbhaskar@di.ku.dk
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Abstract

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We define a new type of “shatter function” for set systems that satisfies a Sauer–Shelah type dichotomy, but whose polynomial-growth case is governed by Shelah’s two-rank instead of VC dimension. We identify the least exponent bounding the rate of growth of the shatter function, the quantity analogous to VC density, with Shelah’s $\omega $-rank.

Keywords

model theorystability theoryVC-densityset systems

MSC classification

Primary:03C45: Classification theory, stability and related concepts

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The Journal of Symbolic Logic , Volume 86 , Issue 1 , March 2021, pp. 110 - 127
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