multigraph

A multigraph with a loop (blue) and three edges with the same endpoints (all red). Not all authors allow multigraphs to have loops.

Meanings

Noun

  • A set V (whose elements are called vertex or node), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
  • A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
  • A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
  • A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.

Verb

  • To print using a multigraph machine.

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