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path

(definition)

Definition: A list of vertices of a graph where each vertex has an edge from it to the next vertex.

Specialization (... is a kind of me.)
simple path, shortest path, cycle, Hamiltonian cycle, Euler cycle, alternating path.

See also all pairs shortest path, all simple paths.

Note: A path is usually assumed to be a simple path, unless otherwise defined.

Author: PEB


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