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Part 2 of 11 — Graph

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Definition of a graph

A graph \(G = (V, A)\) is a mathematical structure defined by the sets:

  • \(V\), a finite and non-empty set of vertices, with \(|V| = n\);
  • \(A\), a set of \(|A| = m\) edges, where each edge is an unordered pair of elements of \(V\).

In a simple undirected graph, we have \(A \subseteq \{\{u,v\} \mid u,v \in V,\; u \neq v\}\).