clique

cricca, combriccola

Piccolo gruppo di persone che trascorrono tempo insieme e solitamente escludono gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: closed circle, in-group

Espressioni comuni: exclusive clique, school clique, join a clique

clique, sottografo completo

Gruppo di punti in una rete matematica in cui ogni punto è collegato direttamente a tutti gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: complete subgraph

Espressioni comuni: maximum clique, maximal clique, clique size

formare una combriccola

Formare un piccolo gruppo di persone che esclude gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: clique with someone (Some students clique with people from their own town.)

Sinonimi: form a clique

Espressioni comuni: clique with someone, clique together