A structural motif is a distinctly connected subgraph whose occurrence pattern can be counted to characterize network structure. section 8.1.1
Motifs and graphlets serve different analytical purposes:
- A motif counts how often a connected pattern occurs in the network. section 8.1.1
- A graphlet describes a node’s position within a motif and encodes its local neighborhood. section 8.1.1 section 8.5
- Motif and graphlet counts can contribute to representations of individual nodes or entire graphs. section 8.1.1
Follower-network patterns
In a follower network, motif 1 contains three nodes and two relationships. Its occurrence is counted once as a motif, while its three possible node positions produce three graphlets. Two-node and selected three-node patterns can be calculated for users and stored as node properties. section 8.1.1
Inspect the three-node graphlet variations used to distinguish network patterns from node positions within those patterns. section 8.1.1
