---- > [!definition] Definition. ([[acyclic network]]) > An **acyclic network** is one that possesses no closed [[cycle|cycles]] of edges. > [!basicexample] > - A citation network between academics is acyclic and [[network|directed]]. > [!basicproperties] > - [[directed acyclic network has upper triangular adjacency matrix wrt vertical ordering]] ---- #### ---- #### References > [!backlink] > ```dataview > TABLE rows.file.link as "Further Reading" > FROM [[]] > FLATTEN file.tags as Tag > WHERE Tag = "#definition" OR Tag = "#theorem" OR Tag = "#MOC" OR Tag = "#proposition" OR Tag = "#axiom" > GROUP BY Tag > ``` > [!frontlink] > ```dataview > TABLE rows.file.link as "Further Reading" > FROM outgoing([[]]) > FLATTEN file.tags as Tag > WHERE Tag = "#definition" OR Tag = "#theorem" OR Tag = "#MOC" OR Tag = "#proposition" OR Tag = "#axiom" > GROUP BY Tag > ```