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small-world phenomenon

small-world phenomenon noun: the phenomenon that human society resembles a small-world network with short path lengths, i.e. any two human beings tend to be linked through a small chain of friends of friends.

Noun

small-world phenomenon (plural small-world phenomena)

  1. The phenomenon that human society resembles a small-world network with short path lengths, i.e. any two human beings tend to be linked through a small chain of friends of friends.

Forms of small-world phenomenon

pluralsmall-world phenomena

Questions about small-world phenomenon

What does small-world phenomenon mean?
Small-world phenomenon means the phenomenon that human society resembles a small-world network with short path lengths, i.e. any two human beings tend to be linked through a small chain of friends of friends.
What part of speech is small-world phenomenon?
Small-world phenomenon is a noun.
What is the plural of small-world phenomenon?
The plural of small-world phenomenon is small-world phenomena.

Words near small-world phenomenon in the dictionary

  1. small-townism
  2. small-towny
  3. small-world network
  4. small-world networks
  5. small-world phenomena
  6. small-world phenomenon
  7. small-worldness
  8. smallage
  9. smallball
  10. Smallbone
  11. Smallbones

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