Network Viewer Vocabulary
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| node and connector |
nodes are objects and connectors are the links of behaviors or flows between these |
| connectance |
proportion of the total connections possible |
| average link density |
total number of links divided by the number of nodes |
| total possible links |
number_of_nodes * (number_of_nodes - 1)/2 |
| resilience |
the ability of a network to retain the same general nature and quality of connections when exposed to stresses or perturbations |
| compensatory response |
changes in the whole network compensate for the stress placed on one link or node |
| network state |
the condition and values of all the nodes and connections at one time |
| point attractor |
if the network has one stable condition that it will converge to |
| periodic attractor |
if the network settles into an oscillation as the stable condition |
| food web |
a network of multiple species at different trophic levels |
| spatial network |
a grid of locations that are geographically connected (such as a forest in the forest fire simulations) |
| intermediate level of connectivity |
not so connected that it's essentially the same as one functional unit and no so unconnected such that it should be considered as separate systems |
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