Combinatorica`
Combinatorica`
GreedyVertexCover
As of Version 10, most of the functionality of the Combinatorica package is built into the Wolfram System. »
GreedyVertexCover[g]
returns a vertex cover of graph 
constructed using the greedy algorithm. This is a natural heuristic for constructing a vertex cover, but it can produce poor vertex covers.
Details and Options
- GreedyVertexCover functionality is now available in the built-in Wolfram Language function FindVertexCover.
- To use GreedyVertexCover, you first need to load the Combinatorica Package using Needs["Combinatorica`"].
Wolfram Research (2012), GreedyVertexCover, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html.
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Wolfram Research (2012), GreedyVertexCover, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html.Text
Wolfram Research (2012), GreedyVertexCover, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html.
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Wolfram Research (2012), GreedyVertexCover, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html.CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "GreedyVertexCover." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html.
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Wolfram Language. 2012. "GreedyVertexCover." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html.APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). GreedyVertexCover. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html
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Wolfram Language. (2012). GreedyVertexCover. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.htmlBibTeX
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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_greedyvertexcover, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GreedyVertexCover}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-June-2025
]}BibLaTeX
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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_greedyvertexcover, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GreedyVertexCover}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/GreedyVertexCover.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-June-2025
]}