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preferential attachment

noun

Etymology

Coined by Albert-László Barabási and Réka Albert.

Definitions

  1. A positive feedback cycle where the more connected nodes in a graph are more likely to…

    A positive feedback cycle where the more connected nodes in a graph are more likely to receive new links.

    • Aided by preferential attachment and network effects (the phenomenon of a good or service becoming more valuable the more people who use it), a handful of winners emerge, overshadowing other available options.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for preferential attachment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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