Abstract
Just about any direction you turn nowadays, the term “network” pops up. So pervasive, in fact, is the idea of a network that it’s actually entered the English language as a verb, as in “networking,” which is used to express the idea of having lots of contacts, friends and colleagues. To get a feel for how the term is used in everyday life, let us briefly look at a few examples of networks.
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Casti, J.L. (1995). The Theory of Networks. In: Batten, D., Casti, J., Thord, R. (eds) Networks in Action. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57843-4_1
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