vertex

/ˈvɜrtɛks/
noun
  1. The highest point or top of something.
    • The vertex of the pyramid is directly above the center.
    • The hikers finally reached the vertex of the mountain.
    • At the vertex of the roof, a small flag was waving.
  2. In geometry, a point where two or more lines or edges meet, especially the corner of a shape or the point of an angle.
    • Each corner of a square is a vertex.
    • The vertex of the angle is marked with a dot.
    • A triangle has three vertices.
  3. In a graph or network, a point that represents a node or connection point.
    • The graph has five vertices connected by edges.
    • In the network diagram, each computer is a vertex.
    • We labeled each vertex with a letter.
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