An algorithm for transitive reduction of an acyclic graph (Q1124350)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4112034
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An algorithm for transitive reduction of an acyclic graph
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4112034

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    An algorithm for transitive reduction of an acyclic graph (English)
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    A simple \(0(N^ 3)\) algorithm for computing the transitive reduction of an acyclic digraph is presented. It operates by first computing the transitive closure and then removing in essential arcs. The correctness of the algorithm admits a short proof.
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    transitive reduction
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    acyclic digraph
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    transitive closure
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