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In addition, we show explicitly that a large class of "mixed level" inextendible antichains in this lattice are also quantum covers of Omega, when the quantum measure is obtained from a strongly positive decoherence functional, thus suggesting a universal characterisation.

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  1. noun An open framework made of strips of metal, wood, or similar material overlapped or overlaid in a regular, usually crisscross pattern.
  2. noun A structure, such as a window, screen, or trellis, made of or containing such a framework.
  3. noun Something, such as a decorative motif or heraldic bearing, that resembles an open, patterned framework.
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  1. Middle English latis, from Old French lattis, from latte, lath, of Germanic origin .

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  1. Early modern English also lattise, lattis; from Middle English latis, from Old French lattis, French lattis, a lattice, from latte, a lath: see lath.
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