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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
VertexList
EdgeCount
AdjacencyMatrix
IncidenceMatrix
Graph
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VertexCount
VertexCount
[
g
]
gives a count of the number of vertices in the graph
g
.
VertexCount
gives a count of the number of vertices that match the pattern
patt
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(2)
Count the number of vertices:
Count the number of vertices that match a pattern:
Count the number of vertices:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Count the number of vertices that match a pattern:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Scope
(4)
VertexCount
works with undirected graphs:
Directed graphs:
Use patterns to count a subset of vertices:
VertexCount
works with large graphs:
Generalizations & Extensions
(1)
Count the number of vertices on symbolic graph constructors:
Applications
(3)
The minimum number of edges in a connected graph with
vertices is
:
A path graph with
vertices has exactly
edges:
Construct a graph with a random vertex coloring:
Count the vertices with the color blue:
Highlight the vertex by the vertex degree:
Count the vertex with degree 3:
Properties & Relations
(4)
Number of vertices of
CompleteGraph
[
n
]
:
VertexCount
can be found using
VertexList
:
The number of vertices can be found from matrix representations:
The number of rows and columns of an adjacency matrix:
The number of rows of an incidence matrix:
The number of rows or columns of a Kirchhoff matrix:
The number of vertices of the line graph of graph
g
is equal to the number of edges of
g
:
Line graph of
g
:
SEE ALSO
VertexList
EdgeCount
AdjacencyMatrix
IncidenceMatrix
Graph
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Graph Measures & Metrics
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Summary of New Features in
Mathematica
8
New in 8.0: Alphabetical Listing
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