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degree centrality: a standalone construct

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Network science

count of a node's direct ties, the simplest measure of its prominence or activity in a network.

In network science, degree centrality refers to count of a node's direct ties, the simplest measure of its prominence or activity in a network. This meaning comes from Freeman (1978) in Social Networks.[1]

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References

Freeman, L. C. (1978). Centrality in social networks conceptual clarification. Social Networks, 1(3), 215-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8733(78)90021-7

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