subgraph

/ˈsʌbɡrɑːf/

Definitions

1. noun

A subgraph of a graph or network, being a subset of the nodes and edges.

“The researcher analyzed the subgraph of the social network to identify influential users.”

2. noun

A subset of an object or relation, often used in databases or computational complexity theory.

“The database query returned a subgraph of the complex schema.”

3. verb

To extract or create a subgraph from a larger graph or network.

“The algorithm can subgraph the entire network to find the shortest path.”

Synonyms

  • subnetwork
  • subset

Antonyms

  • superset