Networks

Networks are sets of interconnected nodes, often depicted in maps, which illustrate how information, materials, ideas, … are associated. The term is also used to depict human relationships that exist in social networks. Social networks include business and entrepreneurial systems; media networks describe the creation, distribution, and display of video programs; logistics networks involve the transportation and storage of materials and products; electrical networks are composed of electrical components that make up an electrical circuit or system; neural networks refer to the interconnections of neurons in the brain. Network theory is the applied counterpart of mathematical graph theory.