Let G be a simple n-vertex graph with degree sequence d1,d2,...,dn
and vertex set \V(G). The degree of v∈\V(G) is denoted by \D(v). The
smallest integer r for which \V(G) has an r-partition \V(G)=V1∪V2∪...∪Vr,Vi∩Vj=∅,,i=j such that
\D(v)≤n−\absVi, ∀v∈Vi, i=1,2,...,r is denoted by
\f(G). In this note we prove the inequality \f(G)≥n−dˉˉn, where
dˉˉ=nd12+d22+...+dn2.