(definition)
Definition: The maximum flow that may be sent through an edge or a vertex.
See also saturated edge, flow network.
Note:
Formally the capacity is just a weight, but because it is used with networks and flows, it is helpful to think of it as analogous to a physical capacity.
From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 7-21, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.
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