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Graph density

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Graph density is the fraction of possible edges that are present between nodes in a graph or subgraph.

Graph density measures the fraction of possible edges that actually occur. For an undirected graph with N nodes and M edges, density is M divided by N(N−1)/2, producing a value from 0 to 1. section 4.2.3 section 10.1.3

Use density to assess how tightly connected a graph or subgraph is. Disease pathways in a protein–protein interaction network had a median density of 0.07, indicating limited internal connectivity. section 4.2.3 section 4.5

Computing pathway density

A NetworkX implementation counts nodes and edges, then calculates 2M/[N(N−1)]. For a node-level measure, construct its egonet, count observed edges, divide by N(N−1)/2, and handle egonets with fewer than two nodes.

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graphmeasures · A graph is a mathematical structure consisting of vertices connected by edges that represent relationships or connections.
communitymeasures · A graph community is a group of nodes that are more densely connected to one another than to nodes outside the group.
ego networkuses · An ego network is a subgraph centered on a focal node that includes its immediate neighbors and the connections among them.
disease pathwaymeasures · A disease pathway is a subgraph of a protein-protein interaction network containing proteins and interactions associated with a particular disease.
sparse graphmeasures · A sparse graph is a graph with relatively few edges compared with the number of possible edges among its vertices.

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