# Veblen's theorem

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A theorem stating that the set of edges of a finite graph can be written as a union of disjoint simple cycles if and only if every vertex has even degree.

## Etymology
Introduced by Oswald Veblen in 1912.

## Source
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