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closeness

closeness

9.1
How near a point is to all other points in a network
  • noun
  • /ˈkloʊsnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : centralidad de cercanía
  • Researchers often assess the closeness of a node to determine its central role in the communication network.

Examples

  • This is the main explanation for the closeness between cluster 2 and cluster 3.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The disparity or closeness of these samples will depend on the selected features and the number of clusters in which samples are organized.

    Academic text (2017)

  • We measure "closeness" through a loss function L(y, y) that quantifies how bad it is to predict y when the true value is y.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Two factors compose the measure: Closeness (i.e., warmth of interactions) and Conflict (i.e., discord in the relationship), and items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In network analysis, we calculate the closeness of each node by finding the sum of the shortest-path distances to all other nodes.

  • The closeness of a node in the graph indicates its connectedness and importance in the overall structure.

How Central

closeness
  • Specialized
9.1
to hub
  • Specialized
1 6.3
node
5 6.0
peripheral
16 6.5

Surface Forms

closeness singular
closenesses plural

Morphology

closeness = close (semi-transparent) = close + ness

Morphologically a straightforward nominalization of 'close', but the given sense is a specialized technical measure in graph theory rather than just ordinary 'nearness'.

Etymology

Closeness comes from close, from the old Latin claudere 'to shut'. Here the idea is simply 'nearness', so closeness in a network measures how near one node is to all the others.