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anarboricity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anar-boric-i-ty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The maximum number of edge-disjoint cyclic subgraphs of a graph G whose union is G.

Uncountable

Etymology

From an- + arboricity. Coined by Ronald C. Read; the etymologically inaccurate Greek prefix an- was chosen to achieve a pun on the name of Ann Arbor, where the University of Michigan is based.

Usage

Antonyms

arboricity

Questions

What does anarboricity mean?
The maximum number of edge-disjoint cyclic subgraphs of a graph G whose union is G.
Where does anarboricity come from?
From an- + arboricity. Coined by Ronald C. Read; the etymologically inaccurate Greek prefix an- was chosen to achieve a pun on the name of Ann Arbor, where the University of Michigan is based.

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