 Graph magnification ratio (source code)

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= Graph magnification ratio
{title2=$D_k(G)=\min_{\varnothing\ne Z\subseteq V_0}|\operatorname{Im}^{(k)}Z|/|Z|$}

This is the smallest ratio of the size of a $k$-step image to the size of its nonempty starting set in the bottom layer. For a <Plünnecke graph>, the roots $D_k^{1/k}$ are nonincreasing. The minimum, rather than just the image of the whole layer, is essential.

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