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directed acyclic graph

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A finite directed graph that contains no directed cycles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, graph-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Examples

  • 1995, Volker Turan, Weimin Chen, GLB-closures in Directed Acyclic Graphs and Their Applications, Ernst W. Mayr, Gunther Schmidt, Gottfried Tinhofer (editors), Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science: 20th International Workshop, Proceedings, Springer, LNCS 903, page 121, A subset S of the vertices of a directed acyclic graph is called glb-closed, if it contains the greatest lower bounds of all pairs of vertices of S. [...] Directed acyclic graphs are widely used in different areas of computer science.
  • 2011, Michael Donders, Sara Miner More, Pavel Naumov, Information Flow on Directed Acyclic Graphs, Lev D. Beklemishev, Ruy de Queiroz (editors), Logic, Language, Information, and Computation: 18th International Workshop, Proceedings, Springer, LNAI 6642, page 95, A logical system that describes the properties of this relation for an arbitrary fixed directed acyclic graph is introduced and proven to be complete and decidable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acyclic digraph, acyclic directed graph, DAG

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ориентиран ацикличен граф (orientiran acikličen graf) — directed graph without cycles
  • Czech: orientovaný acyklický graf — directed graph without cycles
  • German: gerichteter azyklischer Graph — directed graph without cycles
  • Italian: grafo aciclico diretto — directed graph without cycles
  • Italian: grafo aciclico orientato — directed graph without cycles
  • Italian: digrafo aciclico — directed graph without cycles