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<p>In the mathematical theory of <a href="page.php?w=matroid">matroid</a>s, a <b>minor</b> of a matroid M is another matroid N that is obtained from M by a sequence of restriction and contraction operations. Matroid minors are closely related to <a href="page.php?w=graph_minor">graph minor</a>s, and the restriction and contraction operations by which they are formed correspond to edge deletion and <a href="page.php?w=edge_contraction">edge contraction</a> operations in graphs. The theory of matroid minors leads to structural decompositions of matroids,</p><p>
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