Networks Terminology Flashcards
What is a walk?
A walk is a sequence of edges where the end vertex of an edge is the start vertex of the next
What is a trail?
A trail is a walk where none of the edges are repeated
What is a path?
A path is a trail where none of the vertices are repeated
What is a cycle?
A cycle is a closed path so the start of the path must end back at the start
What is a circuit?
Another name for a cycle
What is a verticie?
The points on a graph
What is a node?
Another name for a verticie
What is a network?
A network is a graph with weighted edges
What is an edge?
The lines that connect nodes are called edges
What is an arc?
Another name for an edge
What is the degree of a vertex?
The number of edges connected to it
What is another name for degree?
degree = order or valency
What are isomorphic graphs?
Two graphs that have the same edges and verticies are called isomorphic
What are weights?
Numbers on edges of the graph
What is a vertex of degree 1? 4? referred to as?
odd / even vertex