Acyclic may refer to:
* In chemistry, a compound which is an
open-chain compound, e.g. alkanes and acyclic aliphatic compounds
* In
mathematics:
** A graph without a
cycle, especially
*** A
directed acyclic graph
In mathematics, particularly graph theory, and computer science, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) is a directed graph with no directed cycles. That is, it consists of vertices and edges (also called ''arcs''), with each edge directed from one v ...
** An
acyclic complex
Homological algebra is the branch of mathematics that studies homology in a general algebraic setting. It is a relatively young discipline, whose origins can be traced to investigations in combinatorial topology (a precursor to algebraic topolo ...
is a chain complex all of whose homology groups are zero
* In economics, an
economic indicator
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. One application of economic indicators is the study of business cycles. Economic ...
with little or no correlation to the business cycle
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