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 | | Definition: (1) A subunit of a unit is not equal to the unit itself. |
 | | For instance, a proper substring is not the whole string, a proper subset is not the whole set, a proper subgraph is not the whole graph, etc. (2) According to a rule, as in proper coloring. |
 | | Paul E. Black, "proper", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. |
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