There currently is a tag graph. I wanted to change it to graphs because most of our tags use the plural, but it would not let me (supposedly because the tags are too similar). Is there an easy way to change graph to its plural short of removing it from all questions and then creating the proper form?
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Someone with a ♦ can do the renaming.
Math, Theoretical Computer Science and Stack Overflow all use graph-theory (SO also has some graph theory under graph, together with plots); Math uses graph for a function graph). So we should use graph-theory as well or at least as a synonym. I favor the direction graph → graph-theory, making the master tag the most explicit one.
answered Mar 15, 2012 at 13:21
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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$\begingroup$ But do algorithms on graphs or even using graphs really graph theory? I don't think so. $\endgroup$– RaphaelCommented Mar 15, 2012 at 13:30
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$\begingroup$ I guess we could use combinatorial-algorithms, but those are not exclusive to graphs. $\endgroup$– RaphaelCommented Mar 15, 2012 at 13:31
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$\begingroup$ I renamed graph -> graphs; if you think graph-theory should be a synonym, please propose that separately. $\endgroup$– Shog9Commented Mar 15, 2012 at 17:24