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Chromatic polynomial, an Uncommon card
The chromatic polynomial is a graph polynomial studied in algebraic graph theory, a branch of mathematics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Chromatic polynomial quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chromatic polynomial card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was generalised to the Tutte polynomial by Hassler Whitney and W. T. Tutte, linking it to the Potts model of ______ physics.
Answer
statistical. It was generalised to the Tutte polynomial by Hassler Whitney and W. T. Tutte, linking it to the Potts model of statistical physics. From the Chromatic polynomial article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chromatic polynomial. Chromatic polynomial 69 · Absorption spectroscopy 66 · Calcium silicate 62 · Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039 59 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Calcium silicate. Calcium silicate 28,000 · Paul Preston 21,000 · Chromatic polynomial 16,000 · Francesco Algarotti 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It counts the number of graph colorings as a function of the number of colors and was originally defined by George David Birkhoff to study the four color problem.
- It was generalised to the Tutte polynomial by Hassler Whitney and W. T. Tutte, linking it to the Potts model of statistical physics.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chromatic polynomial article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Chromatic polynomial
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chromatic polynomial (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thore Husfeldt ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
