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Trace of a set family (TF​(A))

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For a set family A⊆P([n]) and F⊆[n], its trace on F is
TF​(A)={A∩F:A∈A}.
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Shearer trace inequality

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Trace of a set family
If every ground element belongs to at least t members of a family F⊆P([n]), then
∣A∣≤(∏F∈F​∣TF​(A)∣)1/t.
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Apply Shearer's inequality to the characteristic vector of a uniformly random member of A.

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