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title: Graph algorithms
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## Graph algorithms
Graph algorithms are a set of instructions that traverse (visits nodes of a) graph.
Some algorithms are used to find a specific node or the path between two given nodes.
### Why Graph Algorithms are Important
A graphs are very useful data structures which can be to model various problems. These algorithms have direct applications on Social Networking sites, State Machine modeling and many more.
### Some Common Graph Algorithms
Some of the most common graph algorithms are:
Graphs
Breadth First Search (BFS)
Depth First Search (DFS)
Dijkstra
Floyd-Warshall Algorithm
#### More Information
- [Graph Theory - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory "Graph theory Wiki")
- [Basic Graph Algorithms](https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs97si/06-basic-graph-algorithms.pdf)