graph theory

noun

: a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of graphs

Examples of graph theory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chung is a pioneer in graph theory, or the study of graphs — particularly useful in revealing and exploiting important connections found in data networks. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024 One of the central problems in graph theory is finding routes that visit each point in a graph exactly once before returning to their starting point. Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2024 The name comes from the field of mathematics (graph theory) that the benchmark draws most heavily from. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010 The authors also generalized that same technique to improve the multiplication process for rectangular (n-by-m) matrices — a procedure that has applications in graph theory, machine learning and other areas. Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024 Another piece of their AI puzzle is graph theory – the same kind of math that helps TikTok determine what kind of videos to send you. Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 This connection between these bipartite graphs and LLMs allowed Arora and Goyal to use the tools of random graph theory to analyze LLM behavior by proxy. Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 Maybe random graph theory could give researchers a way to understand and predict the apparently unexpected behaviors of large LLMs. Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 Why Reciprocity Is So Useful Quadratic reciprocity is used in areas of research as diverse as graph theory, algebraic topology and cryptography. Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graph theory was in 1947

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“Graph theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graph%20theory. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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