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 | | In mathematics, a '''directed acyclic graph''', also called a '''dag''', '''DAG''', or '''acyclic directed graph''', is a directed graph with no dicycle s; that is, for any vertex ''v'', there is no directed path starting and ending on ''v''. |
 | | DAGs appear in models where it doesn't make sense for a vertex to have a path to itself; for example, if an edge ''u''→''v'' indicates that ''v'' is a part of ''u'', such a path would indicate that ''u'' is a part of itself, which is impossible. |
 | | DAGs can be considered to be a generalization of tree s in which certain subtrees can be shared by different parts of the tree. |
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