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cyclomatic

/ˌsaɪkləˈmætɪk/

cyclomatic adjective: used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.

Adjective

cyclomatic (not comparable)

  1. Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
  2. (network analysis) Used to describe the number of circuits in a network; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus the number of graphs.
  3. Of or relating to a software metric that measures the complexity of a program based on the number of linearly independent paths through the source code.
    • This finding reveals that the drawing of a CFG for a given program or component is not necessary in the cyclomatic analysis.2007, Yingxu Wang, Software Engineering Foundations: A Software Science Perspective, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 820

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Questions about cyclomatic

What does cyclomatic mean?
Cyclomatic means used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
What part of speech is cyclomatic?
Cyclomatic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cyclomatic?
Cyclomatic is pronounced /ˌsaɪkləˈmætɪk/.

Words near cyclomatic in the dictionary

  1. cyclomarazines
  2. cyclomarin
  3. cyclomarins
  4. cyclomastopathies
  5. cyclomastopathy
  6. cyclomatic
  7. cyclomatic complexity
  8. cyclomatic number
  9. cyclomatic numbers
  10. cyclomer
  11. cyclomerization

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