"subtour" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From sub- + tour.",
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        "A tour that makes up part of a larger tour."
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        "(graph theory) A tour that makes up part of a larger tour."
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        "(graph theory) A tour that makes up part of a larger tour."
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