graph theory
Americannoun
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Mathematics. the study and analysis of the points and lines with which graphs create representations of mathematical relationships.
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Computers. the representation of data using nonhierarchical structures based on nodes and the connections between them, utilized by many programming languages and algorithms.
Etymology
Origin of graph theory
First recorded in 1965–70
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Graph theory is a mathematical field with a stunningly wide variety of applications.
From Scientific American • Feb. 20, 2014
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