Graph Glossary
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This is a partial listing of graph-related terms.[1]
- Half-edge graph: a unary edge (i.e., an edge that "connects" one vertex). It has limited practical application and is primarily discussed in mathematics.
- Multi-graph: There are many situations in which it is desirable to have multiple edges between the same two vertices.
- Simple graph: the prototypical graph, where an edge connects two vertices and no loops are allowed
- Weighted graph: used to represent strength of ties or transition probabilities
- Vertex-labeled graph: Most every graph makes use of labeled vertices (e.g., an identifier).
- Semantic graph: used to model cognitive structures such as the relationship between concepts and the instances of those concepts [2]
- Vertex-attributed: used in applications where it is desirable to append non-relational metadata to a vertex
- Edge-labeled graph: used to denote the way in which two vertices are related (e.g., friendships, kinships, etc.)
- Directed graph: orders the vertices of an edge to denote edge orientation
- Hypergraph: generalizes a binary edge whereby an edge connects an arbitrary number of vertices [3]
- Undirected graph: the typical graph that is used when the relationship is symmetric (e.g., friendship)
- Resource description framework graph: a graph standard developed by the World Wide Web consortium that denotes vertices and edges by uniform resource identifiers [4]
- Edge-attributed graph: used in applications where it is desirable to append non-relational metadata to an edge
- Pseudo graph: used to denote a reflexive relationship
- ↑ Drawn from Marko A. Rodriguez and Peter Neubauer, 2010. Constructions from Dots and Lines, ASIS&T Bulletin, August/September 2010.
