Question

A paper by Anna Broido and Aaron Clauset claiming that objects with this property “are rare” uses the ICON dataset to classify this property from “super-weak” to “strongest.” Ginestra Biaconi co-developed a model of this property in which it arises from differences in fitness. The mechanism of “preferential attachment,” which is analogous to the Matthew effect, generates this property (15[1])in the Barabasi–Albert model, in which new (*) vertices (10[1])form edges with probability proportional to their partner’s degree. A specific form of this property that corresponds to an index of 1 is obeyed by word (-5[1])frequency tables according to Zipf’s law. (-5[1])The network representing the internet and citation graphs are commonly cited to have this property, (10[1])which corresponds to a line on a log-log (10[1])plot (-5[1])of degree distribution. For 10 points, name this property of networks that look the same no matter how much you zoom (10[1])in or out. ■END■ (0[4])

ANSWER: scale-free networks [or power law networks]
<Geoffrey Chen, Social Science>
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y956%11%33%100.20

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vincent DuQuasicrystal SilenceTeam Name Think Detail5815
Swapnil GargEvans Hall destruction awaitersTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness6610
Iain CarpenterDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooThe Canadians92-5
Eric Bobrowwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpSaint Peter Andre 300098-5
Corry WangI would prefer not toremembrance of lost time11310
Earthflax GeologybuzzerThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?12110
ar RamjiHang et al., Robert BrowningCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!122-5
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill14310
Vishwa ShanmugamIn Search of Things PastBHSU1470
Eric MukherjeeCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Hang et al., Robert Browning1470
Rein OtsasonThe CanadiansDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too1470
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp1470