NETWORK - Any thing reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Johnson defines a network as a reticulated or decussated thing with equal distances and spaces between intersections.
- In plain terms
- A network is an evenly spaced, intersecting structure.
- What can you take from it?
- Networks consist of regular, connected nodes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does a perfect grid model fail?
- What benefits arise from equal spacing?
Another view
Real‑world networks often have irregular spacing.
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