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
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp1470
Eric MukherjeeCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Hang et al., Robert Browning1470
Vishwa ShanmugamIn Search of Things PastBHSU1470
Rein OtsasonThe CanadiansDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too1470