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spanning tree

subgraph of an undirected graph G that is a tree which includes all of the vertices of G
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spanning tree

Summary

spanning tree ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (714 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spanning tree is a type of tree[2].
  • spanning tree is a type of undirected graph[3].
  • spanning tree is a type of spanning subgraph[4].
  • spanning tree's Commons category is recorded as Spanning trees[5].
  • spanning tree's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spanning tree[6].
  • spanning tree's studied by is recorded as graph theory[7].
  • spanning tree's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include tree[2], undirected graph[3], and spanning subgraph[4].

Why It Matters

spanning tree ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (714 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

graph theory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → tree, undirected graph, spanning subgraph
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551954805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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