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😏 A sarcastic remark 😏 To mock 🦄 An imaginary animal 🔐 A cryptographic proof 📈 A special graph
snark

snark

9.9
A special kind of graph in math used to test coloring problems
  • noun
  • /snɑrk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : snark (grafo)
  • The mathematician constructed a minimal bridgeless cubic snark to test his coloring conjecture.

Examples

  • A snark is often used as a challenging example in advanced graph theory courses.

  • Finding a new type of snark can help researchers understand the limits of graph coloring theorems.

  • The snark is often used in mathematical proofs.

  • Several snarks can be found in advanced graph theory.

  • The mathematician constructed a minimal bridgeless cubic snark to test his coloring conjecture.

  • Finding a new type of snark can help researchers understand the limits of graph coloring theorems.

  • A snark is often used as a challenging example in advanced graph theory courses.

Surface Forms

snark singular
snarks plural

Etymology

The math word snark was named after Lewis Carroll's strange animal because these special graphs are rare and hard to find. That's why mathematicians call a difficult, surprising example a snark.