A path 
is a continuous mapping ![gamma:[a,b]|->C^0](/images/equations/Path/Inline2.svg)
, where 
is the initial point, 
is the final point, and 
denotes the space of continuous
functions. The notation for a path parametrized by 
is commonly denoted 
.
A graph path is a sequence 
such that 
, 
,
..., 
are graph
edges of the graph and the 
are distinct.
A path in a topological space 
is a continuous map ![f:[0,1]->X](/images/equations/Path/Inline14.svg)
. Often the name path is given to the image of
.
