A graph in this context is made up of vertices, nodes, or points which are connected by edges, arcs, or lines.
Could also throw links & ... in the mix, or:
Drags & traps?
Spaghetti & meatballs?
2x4s & sycamores?
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A graph in this context is made up of vertices, nodes, or points which are connected by edges, arcs, or lines.
EvanED wrote:No one going to try to start a holy war over "vertices" vs "vertexes"?
Vertexes all the way.
EvanED wrote:No one going to try to start a holy war over "vertices" vs "vertexes"?
Vertexes all the way.
Flumble wrote:those words aren't used in mathematics for anything else
Nyktos wrote:Does anyone really say "line"? I've heard "link", but not that. And "arc" is usually only used in the directed case, in which case you could also throw in "arrow" as an option.
It's not clear to me why "edge" suggests a drawn figure but "line" doesn't.moiraemachy wrote:Nyktos wrote:Does anyone really say "line"? I've heard "link", but not that. And "arc" is usually only used in the directed case, in which case you could also throw in "arrow" as an option.
I was never taught graph theory formally and neither were my peers, soo... anything besides "lines" is confusing. If I said "edges", people would consider the drawn figure, not the graph itself. "Arc" is confusing because 90% of the arcs are drawn as straight lines. "Link" is okay.
I prefer Latin suffices over English ones. (I also prefer pseudo-Latin.)EvanED wrote:No one going to try to start a holy war over "vertices" vs "vertexes"?
Vertexes all the way.
mittfh wrote:I wish this post was very quotable...
flicky1991 wrote:In both cases the quote is "I'm being quoted too much!"
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I believe you mean English "onei".chridd wrote:I prefer Latin suffices over English ones
It's not that it doesn't suggest the drawn figure, it's that the suggestion works: when drawn lines intersect, edges stop being edges but lines don't stop being lines. Also, if you graph looks like a convex thing, edges can mean "sides". You only get this sort of problem (drawn stuff != graph stuff) with "lines" when nodes line up.Nyktos wrote:It's not clear to me why "edge" suggests a drawn figure but "line" doesn't.moiraemachy wrote:Nyktos wrote:Does anyone really say "line"? I've heard "link", but not that. And "arc" is usually only used in the directed case, in which case you could also throw in "arrow" as an option.
I was never taught graph theory formally and neither were my peers, soo... anything besides "lines" is confusing. If I said "edges", people would consider the drawn figure, not the graph itself. "Arc" is confusing because 90% of the arcs are drawn as straight lines. "Link" is okay.
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