connected component

noun

A connected subset that is, moreover, maximal with respect to being connected.

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Meanings

nounconnected component (plural connected components)

plural connected components

  1. graph theoryA connected subset that is, moreover, maximal with respect to being connected.

Translations

Danish sammenhængskomponent
  • sammenhængskomponentmaximally connected subset
Polish składowa spójna
  • składowa spójnamaximally connected subset
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APA

connected component. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connected%20component

MLA

“connected component.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connected%20component. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connected component,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connected%20component.

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