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cop number

cop number noun: for a given undirected graph, the minimum number of cops that suffices to ensure a win (i.e. a capture of the robber) in a certain pursuit–evasion game on the graph.

Noun

cop number (plural cop numbers)

  1. For a given undirected graph, the minimum number of cops that suffices to ensure a win (i.e. a capture of the robber) in a certain pursuit–evasion game on the graph.

Forms of cop number

pluralcop numbers
alternative formcopnumber

Questions about cop number

What does cop number mean?
Cop number means for a given undirected graph, the minimum number of cops that suffices to ensure a win (i.e. a capture of the robber) in a certain pursuit–evasion game on the graph.
What part of speech is cop number?
Cop number is a noun.
What is the plural of cop number?
The plural of cop number is cop numbers.

Words near cop number in the dictionary

  1. cop killers
  2. cop knock
  3. cop knocks
  4. cop magnet
  5. cop magnets
  6. cop number
  7. cop numbers
  8. cop off
  9. cop off with
  10. cop on
  11. cop one's whack

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