cyclomatic complexity
noun1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software A quantitative measure of the number of linearly independent paths (branches) through a program's source code which indicates the complexity of a program or a function.
- Cyclomatic complexity to us seems to be more of a problem when maintaining and testing code, rather than when originally writing it. As the cyclomatic complexity increases, the difficulty of fixing the code increases.2006, Linda M. Laird, M. Carol Brennan, Software Measurement and Estimation: A Practical Approach, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 61: