Networks Terminology Flashcards

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What is a walk?

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A walk is a sequence of edges where the end vertex of an edge is the start vertex of the next

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2
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What is a trail?

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A trail is a walk where none of the edges are repeated

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What is a path?

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A path is a trail where none of the vertices are repeated

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4
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What is a cycle?

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A cycle is a closed path so the start of the path must end back at the start

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5
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What is a circuit?

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Another name for a cycle

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6
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What is a verticie?

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The points on a graph

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7
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What is a node?

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Another name for a verticie

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What is a network?

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A network is a graph with weighted edges

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9
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What is an edge?

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The lines that connect nodes are called edges

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10
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What is an arc?

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Another name for an edge

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11
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What is the degree of a vertex?

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The number of edges connected to it

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12
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What is another name for degree?

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degree = order or valency

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13
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What are isomorphic graphs?

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Two graphs that have the same edges and verticies are called isomorphic

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14
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What are weights?

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Numbers on edges of the graph

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15
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What is a vertex of degree 1? 4? referred to as?

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odd / even vertex

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16
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What is a simple graph?

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A graph with no loops and at most one edge connecting any pair of verticies

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What is a planar graph?

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A graph that can be drawn so that none of the edges cross

18
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What is a tree?

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A tree is a connected graph that has no cycles

19
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What is a complete graph?

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A complete graph is a graph where every pair of verticies is connected by a single edge

20
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What is a Hamiltonian Cycle?

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A Hamiltonian Cycle is a cycle which visits all the vertexes of a graph

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What is a directed graph?

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If the edges of a graph have a direction associated with them, they are known as directed edges and graph a directed graph.

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