DeleteEdge[g,e]
gives graph g minus e. If g is undirected, then e is treated as an undirected edge; otherwise it is treated as a directed edge. If there are multiple edges between the specified vertices, only one edge is deleted.


DeleteEdge
DeleteEdge[g,e]
gives graph g minus e. If g is undirected, then e is treated as an undirected edge; otherwise it is treated as a directed edge. If there are multiple edges between the specified vertices, only one edge is deleted.
Details and Options
- DeleteEdge functionality is now available in the built-in Wolfram Language function EdgeDelete.
- To use DeleteEdge, you first need to load the Combinatorica Package using Needs["Combinatorica`"].
See Also
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Text
Wolfram Research (2012), DeleteEdge, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteEdge.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "DeleteEdge." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteEdge.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). DeleteEdge. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteEdge.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_deleteedge, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DeleteEdge}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteEdge.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_deleteedge, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DeleteEdge}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteEdge.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-August-2025]}