shortest path problem

problem of finding a path between two vertices (or nodes) in a graph such that the sum of the weights of its constituent edges is minimized
Thing computational_problem Q1058754
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shortest path problem

Summary

shortest path problem is a computational problem[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of computational_problem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • shortest path problem's image is recorded as Shortest path with direct weights.svg[3].
  • shortest path problem's instance of is recorded as computational problem[4].
  • shortest path problem's GND ID is recorded as 4138403-9[5].
  • shortest path problem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bjw6[6].
  • shortest path problem's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/shortest-path-problem[7].
  • shortest path problem's MathWorld ID is recorded as ShortestPathProblem[8].
  • shortest path problem's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as singlepairShortestpathProblem[9].
  • shortest path problem's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as shortestpath[10].
  • shortest path problem's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • shortest path problem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 22590252[12].
  • shortest path problem's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C22590252[13].
  • shortest path problem's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/20f81b3b-453f-47f4-87ba-7b252da0431f[14].

Why It Matters

shortest path problem ranks in the top 7% of computational_problem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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