subgraph

Graph within graph

A subgraph is a portion of a graph formed by selecting some of its vertices and edges while preserving the connections between them.

In mathematics and computer science, any graph contained within a larger graph qualifies: The algorithm searches for a matching subgraph.

Social network analysis might examine subgraphs representing friend clusters or communities within the larger network.

structure

vertices

Corner points of shapes

induced · spanning · clique · cycle · path · component · partition · bipartite · complete · directed

network

community

Collective of connected people

  • clusterGathered group nearby
  • moduleIndependent functional component
  • motifRecurring thematic element

hub · clique · dense · sparse · centrality · neighborhood · bridge · cut · partition · reachability

algorithm

isomorphism

Structure-preserving bijective map

matching · traversal · search · depth-first · breadth-first · embedding · backtracking · pruning · filtering · verification

visualization

diagram

Simplified explanatory sketch

expansion · collapse · zoom · focus · context · overview · detail · rendering · display · interactive

complexity

intractability

Resistance to management

tractability · hardness · approximation · heuristics · optimization · worst-case · computational · brute-force · parameterized · reduction

Opposites
part-whole relation

subgraphgraph

Visual data display

Family

graphic, graph, graphics, graphs, graphicness

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