Look up: clique

1. clique
   (mathematics) A maximal totally connected subgraph. Given a graph with nodes N, a clique C is a subset of N where every node in C is directly connected to every other node in C (i.e. C is totally connected), and C contains all such nodes (C is maximal). In other words, a clique contains all, and on...
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2. clique
   [n] - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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3. Clique
   Clique noun [ French, from Old French cliquer to click. See Click , intransitive verb ] A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; - - generally used in a bad sense.
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4. Clique
   Clique intransitive verb To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with together .
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5. clique
   coterie noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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6. Clique
   • (v. i.) To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with together. • (v. i.) A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.
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7. Clique
   (graph theory) In the mathematical area of graph theory, a `clique` in an undirected graph is a subset of its vertices such that every two vertices in the subset are connected by an edge. Cliques are one of the basic concepts of graph theory and are used in many other mathematical problems an...
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8. Clique
   A `clique` (, also <small>(U.S.)</small>) is an inclusive group of people who share common interests, views, purposes, patterns of behavior, or publisher=Wiley Books-->--> A clique as a reference group can be either normative or comparative. Membership in a clique is typically exclusive, and q...
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