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vertex cover problem

set of vertices incident on every edge
Thing Computational Problem Q924362

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
computational problem
Part of
Karp's 21 NP-complete problems[2]
Facet of
minimum vertex cover[3]
Computational complexity
NP-complete[5]
Different from
vertex cover[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en vertex cover problem de Knotenüberdeckungsproblem fa پوشش راس fa پوشش گره‌ای fr problème de couverture de sommets fr problème de couverture minimum par sommets fr problème du transversal minimum he בעיית כיסוי קודקודים hu lefogó ponthalmaz hu csúcslefedés hu csúcslefedés-probléma hu lefogó csúcshalmaz id Tutup verteks it problema di copertura dei vertici ja 頂点被覆問題 nl knopenbedekkingsprobleem nl toppenbedekkingsprobleem pl problem pokrycia wierzchołkowego pt problema da cobertura de vértices ru задача о вершинном покрытии
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Karp's 21 NP-complete problems
Computational complexity 1
NP-complete
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vertex cover
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computational problem
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Karp's 21 NP-complete problems
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Summary

vertex cover problem is a computational problem[1].

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  4. [5] ↑ . Reducibility among combinatorial problems. wikidata.org.

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