outdegree

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/ˈaʊtdəˌɡɹiː/

noun

The number of edges directed out of a vertex in a directed graph.

OriginEnglish degree ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

nounoutdegree (plural outdegrees)

plural outdegrees

  1. graph theoryThe number of edges directed out of a vertex in a directed graph.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishdegree
  8. Englishoutdegree

From out- + degree.

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Translations

Bulgarian и́зходна сте́пен
  • и́зходна сте́пен (ízhodna stépen)number of outward edges
Finnish lähtöaste
  • lähtöastenumber of outward edges
German Ausgangsgrad
  • Ausgangsgradnumber of outward edges
Italian grado uscente
  • grado uscentenumber of outward edges
Japanese 出次数
  • 出次数 (shutsujisū)number of outward edges
Swedish utgrad
  • utgradnumber of outward edges
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“outdegree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdegree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outdegree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdegree.

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