DeleteCycle[g,c]
deletes a simple cycle c from graph g. c is specified as a sequence of vertices in which the first and last vertices are identical. g can be directed or undirected. If g does not contain c, it is returned unchanged; otherwise g is returned with c deleted.


DeleteCycle
DeleteCycle[g,c]
deletes a simple cycle c from graph g. c is specified as a sequence of vertices in which the first and last vertices are identical. g can be directed or undirected. If g does not contain c, it is returned unchanged; otherwise g is returned with c deleted.
Details and Options
- DeleteCycle functionality is now available in the built-in Wolfram Language function EdgeDelete.
- To use DeleteCycle, you first need to load the Combinatorica Package using Needs["Combinatorica`"].
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Text
Wolfram Research (2012), DeleteCycle, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteCycle.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "DeleteCycle." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteCycle.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). DeleteCycle. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteCycle.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_deletecycle, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DeleteCycle}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteCycle.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_deletecycle, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DeleteCycle}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Combinatorica/ref/DeleteCycle.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}