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OutDegree[g,n]

returns the out-degree of vertex n in directed graph g.

OutDegree[g]

returns the sequence of out-degrees of the vertices in directed graph g.

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OutDegree

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OutDegree[g,n]

returns the out-degree of vertex n in directed graph g.

OutDegree[g]

returns the sequence of out-degrees of the vertices in directed graph g.

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Wolfram Language code: Needs["Combinatorica`"]
Wolfram Language code: g = FromOrderedPairs[{{1, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 4}, {4, 5}, {1, 5}, {1, 6}}];
Wolfram Language code: ShowGraph[g]
Wolfram Language code: OutDegree[g, 2]

OutDegree has been superseded by VertexOutDegree:

Wolfram Language code: g = Graph[{12, 23, 34, 45, 15, 16}]
Wolfram Language code: VertexOutDegree[g, 2]
Wolfram Research (2012), OutDegree, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/OutDegree.html.

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Wolfram Research (2012), OutDegree, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/OutDegree.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2012. "OutDegree." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/OutDegree.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2012). OutDegree. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/OutDegree.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_outdegree, author="Wolfram Research", title="{OutDegree}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/OutDegree.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_outdegree, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={OutDegree}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/OutDegree.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}