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tag: 0GGXWDNKBR
kind: concept
name: Forest
msc: [05C05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_(graph_theory)
    locator: Forest
---

## Summary

A forest is a graph without cycles, that is, a disjoint union of trees. The spanning forests of a graph generalize spanning trees to graphs that are not connected. The node [[forest|09JP6G9FTA]] gives the precise definition.