English Dictionary

snark

/snɑː(ɹ)k/

noun

(mathematics) A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point.

The snark is a mythical creature mentioned in Lewis Carroll's poem 'The Hunting of the Snark'.

意味（1）

(mathematics) A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point.

意味（2）

(physics) A fluke or unrepeatable result or detection in an experiment.

Cabrera's Valentine's Day monopole detection or some extremely energetic cosmic rays could be examples of snarks.