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I have a beginner Graph theory question. We just started learning it for my discrete math class and I'm confused about the wording of this question. In the examples done in class and in the textbook, the set of vertices is always represented as a single set of finite integers.



In this question however, it says the vertices are the sets {a,b}. Could someone clarify what exactly this means and the implications of this, as well as any hints for the question?



Thanks a lot










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  • Fix $n$ to be $5$, the minimum allowable value. Take pairs of distinct numbers from ${1,2,3,4,5}$, e.g. ${2,3}$. These are your vertices. How many of them can you find? Which ones are joined by edges? Duplicate the same experiment with different values of $n$.
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  • Ohh right I see now, thanks for the clarification.
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    Nov 15 at 23:59















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I have a beginner Graph theory question. We just started learning it for my discrete math class and I'm confused about the wording of this question. In the examples done in class and in the textbook, the set of vertices is always represented as a single set of finite integers.



In this question however, it says the vertices are the sets {a,b}. Could someone clarify what exactly this means and the implications of this, as well as any hints for the question?



Thanks a lot










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  • Fix $n$ to be $5$, the minimum allowable value. Take pairs of distinct numbers from ${1,2,3,4,5}$, e.g. ${2,3}$. These are your vertices. How many of them can you find? Which ones are joined by edges? Duplicate the same experiment with different values of $n$.
    – John Douma
    Nov 15 at 23:47












  • Ohh right I see now, thanks for the clarification.
    – tkon
    Nov 15 at 23:59













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I have a beginner Graph theory question. We just started learning it for my discrete math class and I'm confused about the wording of this question. In the examples done in class and in the textbook, the set of vertices is always represented as a single set of finite integers.



In this question however, it says the vertices are the sets {a,b}. Could someone clarify what exactly this means and the implications of this, as well as any hints for the question?



Thanks a lot










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I have a beginner Graph theory question. We just started learning it for my discrete math class and I'm confused about the wording of this question. In the examples done in class and in the textbook, the set of vertices is always represented as a single set of finite integers.



In this question however, it says the vertices are the sets {a,b}. Could someone clarify what exactly this means and the implications of this, as well as any hints for the question?



Thanks a lot







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  • Fix $n$ to be $5$, the minimum allowable value. Take pairs of distinct numbers from ${1,2,3,4,5}$, e.g. ${2,3}$. These are your vertices. How many of them can you find? Which ones are joined by edges? Duplicate the same experiment with different values of $n$.
    – John Douma
    Nov 15 at 23:47












  • Ohh right I see now, thanks for the clarification.
    – tkon
    Nov 15 at 23:59


















  • Fix $n$ to be $5$, the minimum allowable value. Take pairs of distinct numbers from ${1,2,3,4,5}$, e.g. ${2,3}$. These are your vertices. How many of them can you find? Which ones are joined by edges? Duplicate the same experiment with different values of $n$.
    – John Douma
    Nov 15 at 23:47












  • Ohh right I see now, thanks for the clarification.
    – tkon
    Nov 15 at 23:59
















Fix $n$ to be $5$, the minimum allowable value. Take pairs of distinct numbers from ${1,2,3,4,5}$, e.g. ${2,3}$. These are your vertices. How many of them can you find? Which ones are joined by edges? Duplicate the same experiment with different values of $n$.
– John Douma
Nov 15 at 23:47






Fix $n$ to be $5$, the minimum allowable value. Take pairs of distinct numbers from ${1,2,3,4,5}$, e.g. ${2,3}$. These are your vertices. How many of them can you find? Which ones are joined by edges? Duplicate the same experiment with different values of $n$.
– John Douma
Nov 15 at 23:47














Ohh right I see now, thanks for the clarification.
– tkon
Nov 15 at 23:59




Ohh right I see now, thanks for the clarification.
– tkon
Nov 15 at 23:59















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