Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small-world network

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l---world net-work
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of graph in which most nodes are not neighbors but most can be reached from every other by a small number of steps, i.e. the typical distance between two randomly chosen nodes grows proportionally to the logarithm of the number of nodes in the network.

Inflected Forms

small-world networks (plural)

Phrases

it's a small world small-worldness small-world phenomenon

Frequently Paired Words

it's a small world small-worldness small-world phenomenon

Questions

What does small-world network mean?
A kind of graph in which most nodes are not neighbors but most can be reached from every other by a small number of steps, i.e. the typical distance between two randomly chosen nodes grows proportionally to the logarithm of the number of nodes in the network.

How to pronounce small-world network

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “small-world network”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “small-world network”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “small-world network” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.