Graph Data Science

pathfinding

A family of algorithms that find routes through a graph. What counts as the best route differs by algorithm.

Learn more in Weighted Shortest Paths

Example

Two routes from Ashford to Croydon. One uses a single relationship, the other costs less.

Breadth First Search returns Ashford to Croydon, which uses one relationship.

Dijkstra returns Ashford to Barnet to Croydon, which costs 5 instead of 10.

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