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adjective

acyclic

not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls

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Three example sentences with acyclic, each labelled with its topic.

  • Build systems require an acyclic dependency graph, because a package that eventually requires itself can never finish compiling.

    Technology

  • The magnolia flower is acyclic, its petals climbing the stem in a long spiral instead of neat rings.

    Science

  • An acyclic chain of causes must begin somewhere, which is why the argument insists on a first uncaused mover.

    Philosophy

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