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A '''preferential attachment''' process is any of a class of processes in which some quantity, typically some form of wealth or credit, is distributed among a number of individuals or objects according to how much they already have, so that those who are already wealthy receive more than those who are not. | A '''preferential attachment''' process is any of a class of processes in which some quantity, typically some form of wealth or credit, is distributed among a number of individuals or objects according to how much they already have, so that those who are already wealthy receive more than those who are not. | ||
It is a process behind the creation of [[Complex | It is a process behind the creation of [[Complex Network|complex networks]]. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* Wikipedia site for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_attachment preferential attachment] | * Wikipedia site for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_attachment preferential attachment] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:49, 9 December 2012
A preferential attachment process is any of a class of processes in which some quantity, typically some form of wealth or credit, is distributed among a number of individuals or objects according to how much they already have, so that those who are already wealthy receive more than those who are not.
It is a process behind the creation of complex networks.
Links
- Wikipedia site for preferential attachment
