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R
radial drawing
A layout style where the nodes are placed radially around a root node.
recursive
The fact that the same mechanism that is applied to a large structure is also applied to its substructures. A recursive layout that is applied to a nested graph is also applied to each subgraph.
ring
A type of network topology where the nodes are arranged in a circular configuration.
root
In a tree, the root is only one specified node. In a directed graph, a root is a node that has no incoming links.

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