Meaning of edge contraction | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Examples
“Performing an edge contraction on an edge in a path graph results in a path graph with one fewer vertex.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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