(definition)
Definition: A vertex of a directed graph which is reachable from all other vertices.
See also supersource, sink, flow network.
Note: Usually added to convert a graph with multiple sinks into a graph with a single sink.
Author: JM
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Entry modified 19 April 2004.
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Jason McCabe, "supersink", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 19 April 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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