What is the Graph in AI?
In AI, a graph is a data structure used to model relationships between entities. It consists of nodes and edges that connect pairs of nodes.
Graphs, or the Graph, is a term that is used across artificial intelligence (AI), data science, computer science and mathematics that focuses on the data that is available for a problem and how the data is being queried (i.e. searched through or questioned).
Within the graph there are two additional terms that are important Nodes and Edges.
Nodes
Nodes are entities or objects.
Examples include:
- A customer profile.
- A material.
- A sneaker.
Edges
Edges are relationships or connections between nodes.
Examples include:
- The friends that a customer has on a platform.
- A material that is used on a sneaker.
- The amount of sneakers that a customer owns.
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