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Petersen graph

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An undirected graph with 10 vertices and 15 edges, serving as a simple example and counterexample for many problems in graph theory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

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Etymology

Named after Julius Petersen, who in 1898 constructed it to be the smallest bridgeless cubic graph with no three-edge-coloring.