binding number

noun

The smallest possible ratio of the number of neighbours of a proper subset of vertices to the size of the subset.

Meanings

nounbinding number (plural binding numbers)

plural binding numbers

  1. graph theoryThe smallest possible ratio of the number of neighbours of a proper subset of vertices to the size of the subset.
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