clique

仲間内の集団、派閥

一緒に過ごし、たいていほかの人を仲間に入れない小さな集団。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： closed circle, in-group

よく使う表現： exclusive clique, school clique, join a clique

クリーク、完全部分グラフ

数学のネットワークで、すべての点が互いに直接つながっている点の集まり。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： complete subgraph

よく使う表現： maximum clique, maximal clique, clique size

派閥を作る

ほかの人を仲間に入れない小さな集団を作る。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： clique with someone (Some students clique with people from their own town.)

類義語： form a clique

よく使う表現： clique with someone, clique together