Königsberg bridge problem: Meaning and Definition of

Kö'nigsberg bridge' prob"lem

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a mathematical problem in graph theory, solved by Leonhard Euler, to show that it is impossible to cross all seven bridges of the Prussian city of Königsberg in a continuous path without recrossing any bridge.
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