Definition
Formally, a vertex cover of a graph G is a set C of vertices such that each edge of G is incident to at least one vertex in C. The set C is said to cover the edges of G. The following figure shows examples of vertex covers in two graphs (and the set C is marked with red).
A minimum vertex cover is a vertex cover of smallest possible size. The vertex cover number is the size of a minimum vertex cover. The following figure shows examples of minimum vertex covers in two graphs.
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