adjective
acyclic
not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
In a sentence
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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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