<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>- Jochen</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: uǝlƃ ☣ <gepropella@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 8/17/18 19:47 (GMT+01:00) </div><div>To: FriAM <friam@redfish.com> </div><div>Subject: [FRIAM] looking for a word </div><div><br></div></div>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.<br><br>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^)<br><br>-- <br>☣ uǝlƃ<br><br>============================================================<br>FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv<br>Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College<br>to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com<br>FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove<br></body></html>