noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
directed; oriented
Mathematics term used to describe graphs, edges, or sets that have a direction assigned. Appears in technical contexts such as 有向グラフ (directed graph).
In a directed graph, each edge has a direction.
This problem can be solved using the concept of directed sets.
calligraphic display device; directed beam display device
Compound of 有 (having) and 向 (direction), literally 'having direction'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the mathematical meaning.