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A matroid is simple if it has no loops or parallel classes; equivalently, it has no circuits of size <= 2.
Among the class of simple matroids, the lattice of flats is a complete invariant. Every matroid has a unique simplification which has the same lattice of flats.
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Note that the dual of a simple matroid may not be simple:
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