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medial graph

medial graph noun: a graph derived from a given plane graph such that this derived graph has a vertex corresponding to each edge of the given graph, and such that for every “angle” (consecutive trio of edge, vertex, edge) along the border of a face of the given graph there is a corresponding edge which connects the vertices corresponding to the two edges that are part of that “angle”.

Noun

medial graph (plural medial graphs)

  1. A graph derived from a given plane graph such that this derived graph has a vertex corresponding to each edge of the given graph, and such that for every “angle” (consecutive trio of edge, vertex, edge) along the border of a face of the given graph there is a corresponding edge which connects the vertices corresponding to the two edges that are part of that “angle”.
    • The number of vertices of a medial graph is equal to the number of edges of its original graph, and the number of edges of a medial graph is equal to the sum of the degrees of the vertices of the original graph.

Forms of medial graph

pluralmedial graphs

Questions about medial graph

What does medial graph mean?
Medial graph means a graph derived from a given plane graph such that this derived graph has a vertex corresponding to each edge of the given graph, and such that for every “angle” (consecutive trio of edge, vertex, edge) along the border of a face of the given graph there is a corresponding edge which connects the vertices corresponding to the two edges that are part of that “angle”.
What part of speech is medial graph?
Medial graph is a noun.
What is the plural of medial graph?
The plural of medial graph is medial graphs.

Words near medial graph in the dictionary

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  2. medial cuneiform bones
  3. medial epicondylitis
  4. medial geniculate nuclei
  5. medial geniculate nucleus
  6. medial graph
  7. medial graphs
  8. medial lemniscus
  9. medial longitudinal fasciculus
  10. medial mal
  11. medial malleolus

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