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covering numbers

covering numbers is the plural of covering number.

Meaning of covering number

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).

Questions about covering numbers

What is covering numbers the plural of?
Covering numbers is the plural of covering number.

Words near covering numbers in the dictionary

  1. covering index
  2. covering indexes
  3. covering letter
  4. covering letters
  5. covering number
  6. covering numbers
  7. covering one's back
  8. covering one's bases
  9. covering one's feet
  10. covering one's tracks
  11. covering oneself in glory

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