nLab weighted graph

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Definition

Recall that a simple graph is a set VV of vertices equipped with

  • a family of subsingletons x∈V,y∈V⊢E(x,y)x \in V, y \in V \vdash E(x, y) whose elements are called edges,

  • a family of bijections x∈V⊢i(x,y):E(x,x)≅∅x \in V \vdash i(x, y):E(x, x) \cong \emptyset,

  • a family of bijections x∈V,y∈V⊢s(x,y):E(x,y)≅E(y,x)x \in V, y \in V \vdash s(x, y):E(x, y) \cong E(y, x).

A weighted graph is a simple graph equipped with a family of functions x∈V,y∈V⊢w(x,y):E(x,y)→Rx \in V, y \in V \vdash w(x, y):E(x, y) \to R from the edge subsingleton to a rig of numbers RR. Usually RR is the natural numbers ℕ\mathbb{N} or the real numbers ℝ\mathbb{R}.

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