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edge contraction

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An operation performed on an edge in a graph which deletes the edge, replaces its endpoints with a single new vertex, and replaces edges incident to either endpoint with an edge incident to the new vertex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Performing an edge contraction on an edge in a path graph results in a path graph with one fewer vertex.

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