In graph theory, a clique (/ˈkliːk/ or /ˈklɪk/) is a subset of vertices of an undirected graph such that every two distinct vertices in the clique are...
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complete subgraphs) in a graph. It has several different formulations depending on which cliques, and what information about the cliques, should be found. Common...
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In graph theory, a perfect graph is a graph in which the chromatic number equals the size of the maximum clique, both in the graph itself and in every...
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In graph theory, a clique graph of an undirected graph G is another graph K(G) that represents the structure of cliques in G. Clique graphs were discussed...
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Appendix:Glossary of graph theory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This is a glossary of graph theory. Graph theory is the study of graphs, systems of nodes...
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"clique graph" may refer to: Complete graph, a graph in which every two vertices are adjacent Clique (graph theory), a complete subgraph Clique graph,...
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In graph theory, a class of graphs is said to have few cliques if every member of the class has a polynomial number of maximal cliques. Certain generally...
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Strongly connected component (redirect from Condensation (graph theory))
In the mathematical theory of directed graphs, a graph is said to be strongly connected if every vertex is reachable from every other vertex. The strongly...
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computational complexity theory, a planted clique or hidden clique in an undirected graph is a clique formed from another graph by selecting a subset of...
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In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, a split graph is a graph in which the vertices can be partitioned into a clique and an independent set. Split...
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arbitrary graph may be characterized by the size of the cliques in the chordal graphs that contain it. A perfect elimination ordering in a graph is an ordering...
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essence, extremal graph theory studies how global properties of a graph influence local substructure. Results in extremal graph theory deal with quantitative...
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In graph theory, the perfect graph theorem of László Lovász (1972a, 1972b) states that an undirected graph is perfect if and only if its complement graph...
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mathematical objects in graph theory and geometric topology that each describe the cliques (complete subgraphs) of an undirected graph. The clique complex X(G) of...
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In graph theory, a clique cover or partition into cliques of a given undirected graph is a collection of cliques that cover the whole graph. A minimum...
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In graph theory, an independent set, stable set, coclique or anticlique is a set of vertices in a graph, no two of which are adjacent. That is, it is a...
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In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, a clique sum (or clique-sum) is a way of combining two graphs by gluing them together at a clique, analogous...
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number of cliques needed to cover all of the edges of G {\displaystyle G} . A set of cliques that cover all edges of a graph is called a clique edge cover...
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In graph theory, a branch of combinatorial mathematics, a block graph or clique tree is a type of undirected graph in which every biconnected component...
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topological graph theory is a branch of graph theory. It studies the embedding of graphs in surfaces, spatial embeddings of graphs, and graphs as topological...
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In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, the simplex graph κ(G) of an undirected graph G is itself a graph, with one node for each clique (a set of mutually...
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In graph theory, the clique-width of a graph G is a parameter that describes the structural complexity of the graph; it is closely related to treewidth...
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In the mathematical field of graph theory, the complement or inverse of a graph G is a graph H on the same vertices such that two distinct vertices of...
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In graph theory, graph coloring is a methodic assignment of labels traditionally called "colors" to elements of a graph. The assignment is subject to certain...
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In graph theory, an intersection graph is a graph that represents the pattern of intersections of a family of sets. Any graph can be represented as an...
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In graph theory, the strong perfect graph theorem is a forbidden graph characterization of the perfect graphs as being exactly the graphs that have neither...
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Bivariegated graph Cage (graph theory) Cayley graph Circle graph Clique graph Cograph Common graph Complement of a graph Complete graph Cubic graph Cycle graph De...
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discipline of graph theory, the (m,n)-lollipop graph is a special type of graph consisting of a complete graph (clique) on m vertices and a path graph on n vertices...
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In the mathematical discipline of graph theory, the line graph of an undirected graph G is another graph L(G) that represents the adjacencies between edges...
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equivalently defined as graphs with clique number ≤ 2, graphs with girth ≥ 4, graphs with no induced 3-cycle, or locally independent graphs. By Turán's theorem...
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