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

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Example Sentences

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network analysis

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.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

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.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

He and his colleagues used a so-called network analysis, a process that looks at how different people or objects relate to and interact with one another.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2023

Police departments, politicians, academics, and policymakers are again embracing focused deterrence, a violence reduction strategy that relies on strategic subject lists, gang databases, and social network analysis as a way to reduce violence.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2022

“This is what disinformation will look like in the U.S. in 2020,” said Camille François, chief innovation officer at the New York-based social network analysis company Graphika.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2019

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