"Hamiltonian path" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hamiltonian paths [plural]
Etymology: Named after William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865), Irish mathematician. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hamiltonian path (plural Hamiltonian paths)
  1. (graph theory) A path through a graph which visits each vertex exactly once. Wikipedia link: Hamiltonian path Categories (topical): Graph theory Hyponyms: Hamiltonian cycle Related terms: travelling salesman problem Translations (path which visits each vertex exactly once): Hamiltonpad [neuter] (Dutch), Hamiltonin polku (Finnish), chemin hamiltonien [masculine] (French), Hamilton-Pfad [masculine] (German), Hamilton-út (Hungarian), cammino hamiltoniano [masculine] (Italian), ścieżka hamiltonowska [feminine] (Polish)

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