A 3-coloring of graph edges so that no two edges of the same color meet at a graph vertex (Ball and Coxeter 1987, pp. 265-266).
Tait Coloring
See also
Graph Edge, Graph Vertex, Tait CycleExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Ball, W. W. R. and Coxeter, H. S. M. Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 13th ed. New York: Dover, 1987.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Tait ColoringCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Tait Coloring." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TaitColoring.html