"polytree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polytrees [plural]
Etymology: poly- + tree Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|tree}} poly- + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} polytree (plural polytrees)
  1. (graph theory) a graph with at most one undirected path between any two vertices. In other words, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) for which there are no undirected cycles either. Categories (topical): Graph theory
    Sense id: en-polytree-en-noun-OB0CG7NF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly- Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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