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minimum vertex cover

vertex cover of a graph having the smallest possible number of vertices
Class type of: minimal vertex cover Q93604649

Facts

7 properties
Subclass of
minimal vertex cover[1]
Facet of
vertex cover problem[3]
Different from
minimal vertex cover[5]
Has characteristic
vertex cover number[4]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[7]
Opposite of
maximum independent set[2]
Set cardinality
vertex cover number[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en minimum node cover en minimum vertex cover cs minimální vrcholové pokrytí de kleinste Knotenüberdeckung es cobertura de vértices mínima ja 最小頂点被覆問題 nl minimum-knopenbedekking ru наименьшее вершинное покрытие uk найменше вершинне покриття
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MathWorld ID
MinimumVertexCover

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