Phrase guide

cocktail party graph

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A graph consisting of two rows of paired nodes in which all nodes except the paired ones are connected with straight lines; it is the complement of the ladder rung graph, and the dual graph of the hypercube.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Etymology

So called because it can be visualised as the set of handshakes if n couples go to a party and each person shakes hands with every person except his or her partner.