Definition of "cyclomatic" [cyclomatic]

• 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)
• 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. (adjective)

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• "Second, because no matter how much tests you have, cyclomatic complexity will always get you in the most inappropriate times."
• "The closest thing that I can think of that comes close to whatever “structural complexity of algorithms” means is cyclomatic complexity, which I never touched on."
• "In this tip we will start out with a simple example of cyclomatic complexity to understand the concept quickly then give some additional information on actual usage and suggested limits."