# What Makes an Algorthim Greedy [Graph Coloring Algorithm]

I have a simple graph G = (V,E) and each vertex has a range [a,b].Every two vertices are connected only if [a_1,b_1] and [a_2,b_2] have a common subrange.

Each range of vertex is rV1 = [0,5] rV2 = [1,3] rV3 = [2,10] rV4 = [4,9] rV5 = [6,7] rV6 = [8,12] rV7 = [11,13]

Graph Created based on above ranges.

Based on the algorithm below i have to color the graph.

ranges = rV1,rV2,rV3,rV4,rV5,rV6,rV7...

COLOR_INTERVAL_GRAPH(rV1,rV2,rV3,rV4,rV5,rV6,rV7...){
if(number of rVi > 0){
C_m  = MAXIMAL_COLOR_CLASS(rV1,rV2,rV3,rV4,rV5,rV6,rV7...);
//paint C_m vertices with color m.
//new_ranges <- remove C_m from rV1,rV2,rV3,rV4,rV5,rV6,rV7...
return {C_m} U COLOR_INTERVAL_GRAPH(new_ranges)
else:
return []

MAXIMAL_COLOR_CLASS(new_range){
C = []
i = 1
while(i <= new_range.size()){
C = C U {Vi}
j = i+1
while(j <= new_range.size() AND rVi (not common subrange with rVj)){
j = j+1
i=j
return C


How i know if the above algorithm uses the greedy strategy?

My work so far:

The algorithm has the 'greedy choice property' since it paints the most each turn, by choosing the best solution to the current subproblem without caring about future problems or backtracking.(can this be improved and how)?

Graph Colored (Is the graph colored correctly?).

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• I am a newbie to this platform, thank you for correcting me. Now i think everything is better. – Demokles Jan 11 at 18:21