graph theory

study of graphs, which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects
Intangible academic_discipline Q131476
graph theory
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graph theory

Summary

graph theory is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,887 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • graph theory is credited with the discovery of Leonhard Euler[3].
  • graph theory's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • graph theory's instance of is recorded as academic major[5].
  • graph theory's instance of is recorded as branch of mathematics[6].
  • graph theory's instance of is recorded as field of study[7].
  • graph theory's instance of is recorded as field of study[8].
  • graph theory is a type of theory[9].
  • graph theory is a type of mathematics[10].
  • graph theory is part of discrete mathematics[11].
  • graph theory is part of computer science[12].
  • graph theory is part of combinatorics[13].
  • graph theory's Commons category is recorded as Graph theory[14].
  • graph theory comprises network theory[15].
  • graph theory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Graph theory[16].
  • graph theory's Commons gallery is recorded as Graph theory[17].
  • graph theory's topic has template is recorded as Template:Graph Theory-footer[18].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/graph-theory[19].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/graph-theory[20].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/graph-theory[21].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cs.stackexchange.com/tags/graph-theory[22].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/graph-theory[23].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stats.stackexchange.com/tags/graph-theory[24].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/graph-theory[25].
  • graph theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/graph-theory[26].
  • graph theory's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003633[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[4], academic major[5], branch of mathematics[6], and field of study[7]. Recorded subclass of include theory[9] and mathematics[10].

Use and Application

graph theory comprises network theory[15]. Part of include discrete mathematics[11], an academic discipline[28]; computer science[12], an academic discipline[29]; and combinatorics[13], a branch of mathematics[30].

Why It Matters

graph theory ranks in the top 2% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,887 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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  9. [11] . mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved . mathworld.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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