Conflux is the the place where two rivers join. More generally in a directed acyclic graph I would say junction node or use the negative non-leaf nodes
On Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 12:09 PM Roger Critchlow <r...@elf.org> wrote: > 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 >> > ============================================================ > 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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