multigraph
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From multi- + graph. Compare multiset.
Noun[edit]
multigraph (plural multigraphs)
- (graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
- Synonym: pseudograph
- (graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
- (historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
- (linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
- Synonym: pleongraph
- Hyponyms: digraph, trigraph, tetragraph
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Verb[edit]
multigraph (third-person singular simple present multigraphs, present participle multigraphing, simple past and past participle multigraphed)
- (historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
Further reading[edit]
- multigraph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- multigraph (orthography) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia