Hamiltonian cycle

noun

A Hamiltonian path with an additional connection between the first and last vertices visited, forming a cycle.

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Meanings

nounHamiltonian cycle (plural Hamiltonian cycles)

plural Hamiltonian cycles

  1. graph theoryA Hamiltonian path with an additional connection between the first and last vertices visited, forming a cycle.

Translations

Danish hamiltonkreds
  • hamiltonkredsgraph theory: a cycle visiting all vertices once
Dutch Hamiltoncykel
  • Hamiltoncykelgraph theory: a cycle visiting all vertices once
Polish cykl Hamiltona
  • cykl Hamiltonagraph theory: a cycle visiting all vertices once
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