McCabe's complexity

noun

Synonym of cyclomatic complexity.

Meanings

noun
  1. computingSynonym of cyclomatic complexity.

    Synonyms: cyclomatic complexity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cyclomatic complexity.

Origin

The metric was developed by Thomas J. McCabe, Sr. in 1976.

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