What is a Graph?
Explore the fundamentals of graph data structures, including the roles of vertices and edges. Understand important graph properties like in-degree, out-degree, parallel edges, and self loops. This lesson helps you grasp how graphs operate and their wide applications in computer science.
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Introduction
When we talk about graphs, what comes to mind are the conventional graphs used to visualize data. In computer science, the term “graph” has a completely different meaning. It is a data structure used to store and manipulate data.
The graph data structure plays a fundamental role in several applications such as GPS, neural networks, peer-to-peer networks, search engine crawlers, garbage collection (Python), and even social networking websites.
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