[FRIAM] looking for a word

[Roger Critchlow]

I was thinking dendrite -- which refers to branching structures in crystals
as well as neurons -- this dawn, the proper portmanteau would then be
dendrectic or dendrexus.

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On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 3:06 AM Jochen Fromm <jofr at cas-group.net> wrote:

> They say Germans have a word for everything because we can chain words
> together like pearls on a string. In German I would say
> "Netzwerkverzweigung" (network-branching/bifurcation) or
> "Netzwerkverdichtung" (network-consolidation/concentration). In one case
> the density decreases, in the other case it decreases. Something like that,
> but it is not a perfect fit.
>
> - Jochen
>
>
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> From: uǝlƃ ☣ <gepropella at gmail.com>
> Date: 8/17/18 19:47 (GMT+01:00)
> To: FriAM <friam at redfish.com>
> Subject: [FRIAM] looking for a word
>
> I need a word (or short phrase) to refer to the portion of a network where
> the edges converge or diverge (more than other parts of the network.
> Examples might be a river delta or the branching (debranching?) of blood
> vessels or lungs.  "Plexus" or "knot" don't work because they could
> ambiguously refer to something like a tapestry or ... well, a knot, where
> each thread remains separate, but winds around other threads.  Something
> close to "canalization" seems appropriate. But I don't want to imply the
> generation (or dissolution) of the thing.  E.g. [arter|ang]iogenesis are
> not the type of words I'm looking for.
>
> There's got to be a good word for such, perhaps from graph theory or
> "network theory".  Any help will be rewarded by an IOU for a pint of beer.
> 8^)
>
> --
> ☣ uǝlƃ
>
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