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Cycle (graph theory)

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Imagine a path that goes in a loop.

Graph cycle.svg
Graph cycle.svg
You start at one spot. You follow a line. Then you go back to the start. This is called a cycle. It is like a big ring. Can you find a loop like this?

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File:Graph with Chordless and Chorded Cycles.svg
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