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The Complete Graph on n Introverts

June 23, 2025

A 'complete graph' of introverts that is nearly empty: a few pairs and one tired triangle.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025-06-23-the-complete-graph-on-n-introverts/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[Title] "The Complete Graph on n Introverts" [Nodes mostly isolated, with a few pairs and one triangle] "no connected components larger than 3 vertices, and honestly, even that many edges leave the vertices feeling kind of exhausted"

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Discrete Math › Graph Theory › Complete GraphsDiscrete Math › Graph Theory › Connected Components
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