network analysis

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of network analysis

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.

From Science Daily

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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Grunden says network analysis can help researchers examine brain function as a system rather than isolated variables acting upon each other.

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