##  [Graph Laplacian](/graph-laplacian) 

  ##  [Graph Laplacian](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/graph-laplacian-0) 

  

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Definition

A matrix derived from a graph, commonly defined as the degree matrix minus the adjacency matrix, that encodes diffusion-like relations and discrete second-order differences on the node set.