(definition)
Definition: A vertex whose deletion along with incident edges results in a graph with more components than the original graph.
Also known as articulation point.
See also connected components, biconnected graph.
Note: After Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 6-6, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.
With input from Paul Tanenbaum <pjt@arl.army.mil> (3 Sept 2002).
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, CRC Press LLC, 1999, "cut vertex", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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