Edge Count

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Edge Count

This metric is implemented in every version.

This metric belongs to a network. Take a look at other Network measures.

Prefuse

This metric is calculated with Prefuse.

The Edge Count returns the number of edges in the network.

Objective

In a social network the number of edges reveals first insights into the interrelatedness of the nodes in this network.

The maximum number of possible edges in a network is determined by the number of nodes $g\,\!$ as there are $\frac{g(g-1)}{2}$ possible unordered pairs of nodes, and thus the same amount of possible edges ^[1].

Calculation

A network $\mathcal{G}(\mathcal{N},\mathcal{L})\,\!$ consists of a set of nodes $\mathcal{N}\,\!$ and a set of edges (lines) $\mathcal{L}\,\!$ between them.