network analysis

noun

1. a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of network analysis¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In addition to the footprint analysis, the researchers used ecological network analysis based on mathematical network theory to compare data from this site with other coastal archaeological locations in the Iberian Peninsula.

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In this new work, scientists applied a more detailed method known as network analysis, which allowed them to track how specific symptoms -- rather than overall depression scores -- responded to the medication.

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In 1999, Loris Degioanni made his first contributions to an open source network analysis tool that eventually became Wireshark, as part of his master’s thesis.

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"Our single-cell network analysis revealed the protein BCL-2 as a hidden vulnerability in the asparaginase-resistant tumor developmental stage."

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In it they use a novel technique called network analysis to study whether it can reveal the subtle changes associated with subjective cognitive decline that cannot be detected through standard test analyses.

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