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Past exam of the mathematical and Computational Biology course of the University of Cambridge 2025 Paper 2 6 c Solution by
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No. A scale-free network is characterized by an approximately power-law tail in its degree distribution, over a meaningful range. clustering coefficients and mean graph distances do not supply that distribution. One would need the degrees of vertices, enough observations over a substantial range, and a fitted power-law model assessed against alternatives. Four vertices cannot establish such a tail, even if their degrees were supplied. small-worldness alone does not imply a scale-free network.
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