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Eventown theorem (∣A∣≤2⌊n/2⌋)

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If every member of a set family on [n] and every distinct pairwise intersection has even size, its characteristic vectors span a self-orthogonal binary subspace. The standard dot product is nondegenerate, so W⊆W⊥ implies 2dimW≤n. Thus the set family has at most 2⌊n/2⌋ members. All unions of ⌊n/2⌋ disjoint pairs of points attain this bound.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2009 / iii / Paper 14 / 4 / Solution
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