When the economy takes a hit, the hoaxers come out of the woodwork to prey on those desperate for money during tough times. But exactly what is a hoax and how do people recognize when they are being scammed? The traditional definition of a hoax is âan act meant to trick or deceive.â (Merriam-Webster.com).
Adjacent (graph theory), two vertices that are the endpoints of an edge in a graph. Adjacent (music), a conjunct step to a note which is next in the scale.
diagonal - (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent. geometry-the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces.. diagonal-an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; the bishop moves on the diagonals. checker board, checkerboard-a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors. main diagonal, principal diagonal-the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry.