Let G be an (r + 1)-uniform hypergraph of n vertices, let f(r + 1, G)
denote the minimum number of complete (r + 1)-partite subgraphs necess
ary to cover all edges of G. We note that f(r + 1, G) less than or equ
al to T(r, r + 1, n); the corresponding Turan number, and prove that u
p to a factor of 1 + o(1) this bound is best possible. (C) 1995 John W
iley and Sons, Inc.