---
tag: 0SXHBTNM9T
kind: concept
name: Acyclic graph
msc: [05C05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_(graph_theory)
    locator: Forest
---

## Summary

An acyclic graph is a graph without cycles. Acyclic graphs are the forests, and their connected components are trees. The node [[acyclic graph|0XNN9Z8E5A]] gives the precise definition.