Lazo

English translation: Loop

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Spanish term or phrase:Lazo
English translation:Loop

08:26 May 14, 2017
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / Graph theory
Spanish term or phrase: Lazo
Hi there,

The following is part of a list of terminology from graph theory:

Ciclo: Un camino en el que no se repite ningún vértice se llama camino simple, y si es cerrado, se dice que es un ciclo. Un ciclo con un solo vértice y una sola arista es un lazo.

My translation so far:

Cycle: A walk with no repeated vertices is a simple path, or a cycle if it is closed. A cycle with only one vertex and one edge is a XXX.

I had considered 'chord', by since a chord is 'an edge that is not part of the cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle' (wiki) I'm not sure it is the correct word here. I have yet to find a simple definition of this type of cycle.

Looking forward to receiving your suggestions. Many thanks,

Kelsie
Kelsie Pettit
Czech Republic
Local time: 04:57
Loop
Explanation:
Loop
An arc whose beginning and end both link into the same vertex.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahbtw/docs/d1lesson1/D1_graphs_gloss...

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In graph theory, a loop (also called a self-loop or a "buckle") is an edge that connects a vertex to itself. A simple graph contains no loops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_(graph_theory)

A loop is an edge whose endpoints are equal i.e., an edge joining a vertex to it self is called a loop.

http://www.personal.kent.edu/~rmuhamma/GraphTheory/MyGraphTh...

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A degenerate edge of a graph which joins a vertex to itself, also called a self-loop. A simple graph cannot contain any loops, but a pseudograph can contain both multiple edges and loops.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GraphLoop.html

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En teoría de grafos, un bucle o loop es una arista que conecta un vértice consigo mismo. Un grafo simple no posee bucles.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucle_(teoría_de_grafos)
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Helena Chavarria
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Loop


Explanation:
Loop
An arc whose beginning and end both link into the same vertex.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahbtw/docs/d1lesson1/D1_graphs_gloss...

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Note added at 55 mins (2017-05-14 09:22:24 GMT)
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In graph theory, a loop (also called a self-loop or a "buckle") is an edge that connects a vertex to itself. A simple graph contains no loops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_(graph_theory)

A loop is an edge whose endpoints are equal i.e., an edge joining a vertex to it self is called a loop.

http://www.personal.kent.edu/~rmuhamma/GraphTheory/MyGraphTh...

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Note added at 56 mins (2017-05-14 09:23:47 GMT)
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A degenerate edge of a graph which joins a vertex to itself, also called a self-loop. A simple graph cannot contain any loops, but a pseudograph can contain both multiple edges and loops.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GraphLoop.html

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-05-14 09:27:10 GMT)
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En teoría de grafos, un bucle o loop es una arista que conecta un vértice consigo mismo. Un grafo simple no posee bucles.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucle_(teoría_de_grafos)

Helena Chavarria
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Local time: 04:57
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Many thanks Helena and to others for their helpful comments.

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agree  Charles Davis: Yes; very often called self-loop. https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/70427/special-term-fo...
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  -> In Spanish I had only ever heard it called 'bucle'. Thank you, Charles :-)
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Reference

Reference information:
Cycle
A cycle is a closed path (i.e. the end of the last edge is the start of the first,
and no vertices are repeated except that the final vertex is the same as the
first).

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahbtw/docs/d1lesson1/D1_graphs_gloss...

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