(1) An edge is the line segment joining two extreme points of a polyhedron such that no point on the segment is the midpoint of two other points of the polyhedron not on the segment. Polyhedron. (2) A line connecting two nodes in a graph (network). Graph theory; Network optimixation.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Edge . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_271
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