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Ore's theorem

Ore's theorem proper noun: a theorem that considers the sum of the degrees of pairs of non-adjacent vertices: if every such pair has a sum that at least equals the total number of vertices in the graph, then the graph is Hamiltonian.

Proper noun

Ore's theorem

  1. A theorem that considers the sum of the degrees of pairs of non-adjacent vertices: if every such pair has a sum that at least equals the total number of vertices in the graph, then the graph is Hamiltonian.

Origin of Ore's theorem

Proved in 1960 by Norwegian mathematician Øystein Ore.

Questions about Ore's theorem

What does Ore's theorem mean?
Ore's theorem means a theorem that considers the sum of the degrees of pairs of non-adjacent vertices: if every such pair has a sum that at least equals the total number of vertices in the graph, then the graph is Hamiltonian.
What part of speech is Ore's theorem?
Ore's theorem is a proper noun.

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