distinct elements in the cycle that it generates. In a cycle graph, the cycle is represented as a polygon, with its vertices representing the group elements and its edges indicating how they are linked together to form the cycle.

Definition

Each group element is represented by a node in the cycle graph, and enough cycles are represented as polygons in the graph so that every node lies on at least one cycle. All of those polygons pass through the node representing the identity,

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