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tag: Y7P7S0QAQD
kind: concept
name: Child
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:325802@r1373839425
    locator: Glossary of graph theory, section C
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/325802#46D5
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [6KCPV6CKH8]
---

## Summary

In a rooted tree, a child of a vertex $v$ is a neighbor of $v$ along an outgoing edge, one that is directed away from the root.