ChromaticPolynomial[g,z]
gives the chromatic polynomial of graph g, which counts the number of ways to color g with at most z colors.


ChromaticPolynomial
ChromaticPolynomial[g,z]
gives the chromatic polynomial of graph g, which counts the number of ways to color g with at most z colors.
Details and Options
- ChromaticPolynomial functionality is now available in the built-in Wolfram Language function ChromaticPolynomial.
- To use ChromaticPolynomial, you first need to load the Combinatorica Package using Needs["Combinatorica`"].
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
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Text
Wolfram Research (2012), ChromaticPolynomial, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/ChromaticPolynomial.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "ChromaticPolynomial." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/ChromaticPolynomial.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). ChromaticPolynomial. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/ChromaticPolynomial.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_chromaticpolynomial, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ChromaticPolynomial}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/ChromaticPolynomial.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_chromaticpolynomial, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ChromaticPolynomial}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/ChromaticPolynomial.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}