"independent set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: independent sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} independent set (plural independent sets)
  1. (graph theory) a set of vertices of a graph, such that no pair of them are adjacent to each other; in other words, a set of vertices which are all "independent" of each other Wikipedia link: independent set Categories (topical): Graph theory Synonyms: coclique Derived forms: independence number
    Sense id: en-independent_set-en-noun-I6ZrgA5N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

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