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covering number

covering number noun: the number of vertices in a minimum vertex cover of a graph, often denoted as τ=τ(G).

Noun

covering number (plural covering numbers)

  1. The number of vertices in a minimum vertex cover of a graph, often denoted as τ=τ(G).

Forms of covering number

pluralcovering numbers

Questions about covering number

What does covering number mean?
Covering number means the number of vertices in a minimum vertex cover of a graph, often denoted as τ=τ(G).
What part of speech is covering number?
Covering number is a noun.
What is the plural of covering number?
The plural of covering number is covering numbers.

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