clique

clique, clan

Petit groupe de personnes qui passent du temps ensemble et excluent généralement les autres.

En anglais simple : A small group of people who spend time together and usually keep others out.

• She never belonged to a clique.
• A small clique controlled the club.
• The school cliques made new students feel unwelcome.

Synonymes : closed circle, in-group

Expressions courantes : exclusive clique, school clique, join a clique

clique, sous-graphe complet

Groupe de points d’un réseau mathématique où chaque point est directement relié à tous les autres.

En anglais simple : A group of points in a mathematical network where every point is directly connected to every other point.

• These four vertices form a clique.
• The algorithm searches for the largest clique.
• A graph may contain several overlapping cliques.

Synonymes : complete subgraph

Expressions courantes : maximum clique, maximal clique, clique size

former un clan

Former un petit groupe de personnes qui exclut les autres.

En anglais simple : To form a small group with people who keep others out.

• They clique together at school.
• The senior members cliqued with one another.
• Why do these students clique with only their closest friends?

Comment l'utiliser : clique with someone (Some students clique with people from their own town.)

Synonymes : form a clique

Expressions courantes : clique with someone, clique together