Definition:Acyclic Graph

Definition

An acyclic graph is a graph or digraph with no cycles.

Also see

• Definition:Tree (Graph Theory): an acyclic connected undirected graph

• Definition:Forest: an acyclic disconnected undirected graph

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): acyclic
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): acyclic
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): acyclic