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Network ‘Small-World-Ness’: A Quantitative Method for Determining Canonical Network Equivalence
PLoS ONE · 2008 · Vol. 3(4) · pp. e0002051–e0002051
Mark D. Humphries✉(University of Sheffield)Kevin Gurney(University of Sheffield)
Abstract
We have shown how the notion of a small-world network may be quantified. Several key properties of the metric are described and the use of WS canonical models is placed on a more secure footing.
Complex Network Analysis TechniquesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceMental Health Research TopicsSmall-world networkAverage path lengthCategorical variableComputer sciencePath lengthEquivalence (formal languages)Cluster analysisWeighted networkNetwork modelMathematics
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Metric SystemModels, Biological
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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