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Packages » NumericalAlgebraicGeometry :: isSubset(NumericalVariety,NumericalVariety)

Synopsis

• Function: isSubset

• Usage:

  B = isSubset(V,W)

• Inputs:
  • V, a numerical variety, or a witness set
  • W, a numerical variety, or a witness set
• Outputs:
  • B, a Boolean value

Description

Checks containment of one variety represented numerically in the other.

Caveat

Does not work for singular components.

See also

• WitnessSet -- a witness set
• isOn -- determines if a point belongs to a variety