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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clique \Clique\, n. [F., fr OF cliquer to click See {Click}, v. i.] A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clique \Clique\, v. i. To To associate together in a clannish way to act with others secretly to gain a desired end to plot; -- used with together. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clique n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack}, {camp}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: cliqueA {maximal} {totally connected} {subgraph}. Given a {graph} with {nodes} N, a clique C is a {subset} of N where every node in C is directly connected to every other node in C (i.e. C is totally connected), and C contains all such nodes (C is maximal). In other words a clique contains all and only, those nodes which are directly connected to all other nodes in the clique. [Is this correct?] (1996-09-22)
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