(definition)
Definition: An item in a graph. Sometimes referred to as a node.
Specialization (... is a kind of me.)
cut vertex, free vertex, matched vertex, Steiner vertex.
Aggregate child (... is a part of or used in me.)
in-degree, out-degree.
See also edge, vertex coloring, vertex cover.
Note: The plural is vertices. Another plural is vertexes.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 19 April 2004.
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Cite this as:
Paul E. Black, "vertex", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 19 April 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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