Cycle

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Cycle or cyclic may refer to:

Mathematics

Cyclic (mathematics), a list of mathematics articles with "cyclic" in the title.
Cycle (algebraic topology), a simplicial chain with 0 boundary
Cycle (graph theory), a nontrivial path in a graph from a node to itself
- Cycle graph, a graph that is itself a cycle
- Cycle matroid, a matroid derived from the cycle structure of a graph
Cyclic group, a group generated by a single element
Cycle (sequence), a sequence with repeating values
- Cycle detection, the algorithmic problem of detecting eventual repetitions in sequences generated by iterated functions
Cycle, a set equipped with a cyclic order
- Necklace (combinatorics), equivalence classes of cyclically ordered sequences of symbols modulo certain symmetries
Cyclic permutation, a basic permutation (all permutations are products of cycles)
Cycles per second, a unit of frequency, the modern equivalent being [hertz]
[Turn (geometry)] or cycle, a unit of plane angle equal to 360 degrees

Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together
- Song cycle, individually complete songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a unit
- Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence the same interval class
- Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements

Cycle (baseball), a single, double, triple, and home run (in any order) by the same player in one game
Cycle (gene)
Cycle, North Carolina, a community in the United States
Charge cycle, charging and discharging a rechargeable battery
Instruction cycle, the time period during which a computer processes a machine language instruction
Reference cycle, where a software object refers directly or indirectly to itself
Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences
Cyclic history, a theory of history
Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr
Cyclic compound
Cyclic flower, in botany, one way in which flower parts may be arranged
Cycles, a render engine for Blender
Cyclic, a primary flight control for helicopters