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They're not quite the same. Certainly if there are five vertices all connected to each other then the graph can't be four-coloured. But the converse isn't true.
by OscarCunningham 7y ago
They're not quite the same. Certainly if there are five vertices all connected to each other then the graph can't be four-coloured. But the converse isn't true.
https://standardwisdom.com/softwarejournal/2012/07/a-graph-that-requires-5-colors-but-does-not-contain-k5-complete-graph-on-5-vertices/ https://standardwisdom.com/softwarejournal/2012/07/a-graph-t...
- Cogito 7y agoThanks, that's a really great example. It definitely feels non trivial to come up with an example.