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We introduce a large equivalence class of graph properties, all of which are shared by so-called random graphs. Unlike random graphs, however, it is often relatively easy to verify that a particular family of graphs possesses some property in this class.
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The authors wish to express their appreciation to N. Pippenger for several useful comments on an early draft of this paper.
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Chung, F.R.K., Graham, R.L. & Wilson, R.M. Quasi-random graphs. Combinatorica 9, 345–362 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02125347
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