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What do we mean when we say that the k-coloring algorithm discussed in the lectures is "almost" constant-time?

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What is meant by K-coloring algorithm to be "almost" constant-time: is that the pattern through which K-coloring algorithm is applied when coloring a graph is "almost" the same every time the algorithm is applied on any graph

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What is meant by K-coloring algorithm to be "almost" constant-time: is that the pattern through which K-coloring algorithm is applied when coloring a graph is "almost" the same every time the algorithm is applied on any graph. this is because in the use of K-coloring algorithm no adjacent vertices are colored with the same color and if that happens the lowest numbered color that has not been colored will be applied i.e. a new color.

The aim of the K-coloring algorithm is to color a graph with the least possible amount of different colors while ensuring that adjacent vertices don't get the same color

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