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	Cycle or Cyclic may refer to: Motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a Single track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an Motorcycle engine. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as Touring motorcycle travel, navigating Naked bike, Cruiser , Motorcycle sport and Motorbike racing, or off-road conditions.... Bicycle Bicycle The bicycle, bike, or cycle is a pedal-driven, human-powered transport with two bicycle wheel attached to a bicycle frame, one behind the other.... Cycling Cycling Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, Quadracycle s and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport.... , the act of riding a bicycle or tricycle Tricycle Tricycle A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. The term may or may not include Three_wheeled_vehicle, depending on the law or local preference.... Music Cycle (music) Cycle (music) In music a cycle is a section_ which is Repetition or repeatable indefinitely, with the end of a preceding repetition leading to the beginning of a succeeding repetition.... , a section of a piece that is repeated or repeatable Cyclic form Cyclic form Cyclic form is a technique of musical form, involving multiple Section or Movement , in which a Theme , melody, or thematic material occurs in more than one movement as a unifying device.... , a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements Cycles (The Doobie Brothers album) Cycles (Frank Sinatra album) Mathematics Cycle (mathematics) Cycle (mathematics) In mathematics, and in particular in group theory, a cycle is a permutation of the elements of some set X which maps the elements of some subset S to each other in a cyclic fashion, while fixing all other elements.... , into which any permutation may be decomposed Algebraic cycle Algebraic cycle In mathematics, an algebraic cycle on an algebraic variety V is, roughly speaking, a homology class on V that is represented by a linear combination of subvarieties of V.... and Hodge cycle Hodge cycle In mathematics, a Hodge cycle is a particular kind of homology class defined on a complex number algebraic variety V, or more generally on a K?hler manifold.... , homology classes in Algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which, as the name suggests, combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry.... Cycle (graph theory) Cycle (graph theory) Cycle in graph theory and computer science has several meanings:* A closed walk, with repeated vertex allowed. See path . * A closed path, with no other repeated vertices than the starting and ending vertices.... Periodicity Periodicity Periodicity is the quality of occurring at regular intervals or periods and can occur in different contexts:In timing devices:* A clock marks time at periodic intervals.... for time series or spatial organisation Turn (geometry) Turn (geometry) A turn is a unit of plane angle, equal to 360? or 2p radians. As an angular unit it is mainly useful for large angles, such as in connection with coils and rotation objects.... or cycle, a unit of plane angle equal to 360 degrees Economics Business cycle Business cycle The term business cycle or economic cycle refers to economy-wide fluctuations in production or economic activity over several months or years, around a long-term growth trend.... , the repetitive expansions and contractions of the macroeconomy Biology Menstrual cycle Menstrual cycle The menstrual cycle is a recurring cycle of physiology changes that occurs in reproductive-age females. Overt menstruation occurs primarily in humans and close evolutionary relatives such as chimpanzees.... , a 23 to 35 day long cycle of physiologic changes that occurs in reproductive-age females Chemistry Cyclic compound Cyclic compound In organic chemistry, a cyclic compound is a chemical compound in which a series of carbon atoms are connected to form a loop or ring. Benzene is a well known example.... , a chemical compound in which a series of carbon atoms form a loop Literature Epic Cycle, a set of ancient Greek epic poems about the Trojan War The Fenian Cycle Fenian Cycle The Fenian Cycle or Fiannaidheacht , also known as the Fionn Cycle, Finn Cycle, Fianna Cycle, Finnian Tales, Fian Tales, F?inne Cycle, Feinn? Cycle and Ossianic Cycle, is a body of prose and verse centering on the exploits of the mythical hero Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warriors the Fianna... , the Mythological Cycle Mythological Cycle The Mythological Cycle is one of the four major cycles of Irish mythology, and is so called because it represents the remains of the paganism mythology of pre-Christian Ireland, although the deity and supernatural beings have been euhemerised into historical kings and heroes.... , the Ulster Cycle Ulster Cycle The Ulster Cycle, formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties County Armagh, County Down and County Louth.... , and the Historical Cycle are the four classical cycles in the early Irish literature Early Irish literature The earliest Irish authorsIt is unclear when literacy first came to Ireland. The earliest Irish writings are inscriptions, mostly simple memorials, on stone in the ogham alphabet, the earliest of which date to the fourth century.... . Miscellanea Cycle (baseball), a single, double, triple, and home run in a single game of baseball Cycle (film) Cycle (film) *Cycle* is a Malayalam movie directed by Johnny Antony,starring Vineeth Sreenivasan,Bhama,Vinu Mohan and Sandhya .The tale is about two friends, Roy and Sanju, played by Vinu Mohan of "Naivedhyam" fame, struggling to make both ends meet with their low salaries, working respectively as a cashier in a private finance company and as a salesma... , a 2008 Malayalam film See also List of cycles List of cycles Below is a listing of cycles. See also list of wave topics, time, and pattern.... Cyclic (mathematics) Cyclic (mathematics) There are many terms in mathematics that begin with cyclic:* Cyclic chain rule, for derivatives, used in thermodynamics* Cyclic code, linear codes closed under cyclic permutations... Duty cycle Duty cycle In telecommunications and electronics, the duty cycle is the fraction of time that a system is in an "active" state. In particular, it is used in the following contexts:... in electronics and telecommunication Instruction cycle Instruction cycle An instruction cycle is the time period during which a computer processes a machine language instruction from its computer storage or the sequence of actions that the central processing unit performs to execute each machine code instruction in a program.... , in computers Wave Wave A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy. While a mechanical wave exists in a medium , waves of electromagnetic radiation can travel through vacuum, that is, without a medium....