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Question 8478: Original-Tree and Endpoint Guards before a Unique Path

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0015-08478 · q-20261012-advance-20261017-r06-tree-0028

Original question and givens

Use a complete simple undirected graph on Fin(4)={0,…,3} with raw edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]. Endpoints are typed and loops are prohibited. Reversed or repeated edges count once; normalize endpoints and edge order. Do not infer adjacency from a drawing. A tree is nonempty, connected and acyclic. Edge count alone does not decide this. The empty graph is not a tree; a singleton is a tree, but its degree-0 vertex is not a leaf. Preserve original vertex labels after deletion. start=0, end=2. Give (n, normalized edges, tree?, two endpoint type flags, unique path or not-a-tree/outside-vertex-set, path edge count or not-evaluated). A failed original-tree guard takes precedence over the path lookup; equal valid endpoints give a one-vertex path.

  • G001 — Use a complete simple undirected graph on Fin(4)={0,…,3} with raw edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]. Endpoints are typed and loops are prohibited. Reversed or repeated edges count once; normalize endpoints and edge order. Do not infer adjacency from a drawing. A tree is nonempty, connected and acyclic. Edge count alone does not decide this. The empty graph is not a tree; a singleton is a tree, but its degree-0 vertex is not a leaf. Preserve original vertex labels after deletion. start=0, end=2. Give (n, normalized edges, tree?, two endpoint type flags, unique path or not-a-tree/outside-vertex-set, path edge count or not-evaluated). A failed original-tree guard takes precedence over the path lookup; equal valid endpoints give a one-vertex path.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

n=4;raw edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

After

canonical edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

Conditions: none

Validate every simple undirected edge for typed distinct endpoints.Sort endpoints and count reversed or repeated edges once;do not infer adjacency from a drawing.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: simple_graph_edge_normalization · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

phase=original;vertex=0;all edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

After

neighbors=[];degree=0

Conditions: none

Scan all canonical edges.An incident edge contributes its other endpoint as a distinct neighbor.Keep original vertex labels.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_graph_neighbor_inventory · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

phase=original;vertex=1;all edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

After

neighbors=[2, 3];degree=2

Conditions: none

Scan all canonical edges.An incident edge contributes its other endpoint as a distinct neighbor.Keep original vertex labels.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_graph_neighbor_inventory · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

phase=original;vertex=2;all edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

After

neighbors=[1, 3];degree=2

Conditions: none

Scan all canonical edges.An incident edge contributes its other endpoint as a distinct neighbor.Keep original vertex labels.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_graph_neighbor_inventory · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

phase=original;vertex=3;all edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

After

neighbors=[1, 2];degree=2

Conditions: none

Scan all canonical edges.An incident edge contributes its other endpoint as a distinct neighbor.Keep original vertex labels.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_graph_neighbor_inventory · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

phase=original;root=0;depth=0;frontier=[0]

After

next newly reached=[];component seen=[0]

Conditions: none

Expand along canonical edges only to unseen original labels.A component is complete only when its frontier empties;then start at another unseen vertex.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: tree_complete_reachability_layer · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

phase=original;root=1;depth=0;frontier=[1]

After

next newly reached=[2, 3];component seen=[1, 2, 3]

Conditions: none

Expand along canonical edges only to unseen original labels.A component is complete only when its frontier empties;then start at another unseen vertex.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: tree_complete_reachability_layer · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

phase=original;root=1;depth=1;frontier=[2, 3]

After

next newly reached=[];component seen=[1, 2, 3]

Conditions: none

Expand along canonical edges only to unseen original labels.A component is complete only when its frontier empties;then start at another unseen vertex.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: tree_complete_reachability_layer · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

phase=original;spanning forest=[[1, 2], [1, 3]];all edges=[[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]

After

nonforest edges=[[2, 3]];cyclic=Yes

Conditions: none

First-discovery edges form a tree in each reached component.Any remaining edge closes an existing tree path into a cycle.Components were established first;this is not an edge-count-only tree test.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: spanning_forest_cycle_witness · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · implies

Before

phase=original;vertices=[0, 1, 2, 3];components=[[0], [1, 2, 3]];cyclic=Yes

After

pairwise reachable=No;nonempty=Yes;tree=No

Conditions: none

A tree must be nonempty,have one component and be acyclic.Pairwise reachability is vacuously true on an empty vertex set,but nonemptiness fails.A singleton with no edges is a tree;its degree0 vertex is not a leaf.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: nonempty_connected_acyclic_tree_gate · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · implies

Before

original tree=No;endpoints=[0, 2];typed=[Yes, Yes]

After

path lookup qualified=No

Conditions: none

A failed original-tree guard takes precedence.Only for an original tree do endpoint types permit path lookup.A local path's existence does not establish whole-graph treehood.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: tree_path_whole_graph_and_endpoint_guard · Uses: G001, S010

Reverse checks

  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(4, [[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]], No, [Yes, Yes], not-a-tree, not-evaluated)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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