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.
-- rec -- On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 3:06 AM Jochen Fromm <j...@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 > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: uǝlƃ ☣ <geprope...@gmail.com> > Date: 8/17/18 19:47 (GMT+01:00) > To: FriAM <friam@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 > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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