network-stories/pages/DAGs.md

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Phrase: Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)

Operating Definition:

A directed graph with no directed cycles. 1

ELI5: A data structure that allows for branching to occur. A blockchain is just a linear DAG. A DAG is a generalization of that dynamic which can allow for other parts can branch off and continue to exist.

Current Implementation:

Simply a basic generalized data structure used in multiple different fields of study.

The Idea(l):

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