cyclomatic

adjective3

1. •
   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.
2. •
   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.
3. •
   Of or relating to a software metric that measures the complexity of a program based on the number of linearly independent paths through the source code.

   • This finding reveals that the drawing of a CFG for a given program or component is not necessary in the cyclomatic analysis. — 2007