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METCALFES LAW [2 records]

Record 1 2023-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Metcalfe's law :... the value [of a communication network] is proportional to the square of the number of connected users.... Reed's law : the value described in Metcalfe's law is further increased through the collaboration between subgroups within [the] network.

Key term(s)
  • Reed law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

[Selon] la loi de Reed[,] un membre est relié au réseau entier comme à un tout, mais également à beaucoup de sous-ensembles[, et] ces sous-ensembles ajoutent de la valeur à l'individu comme au réseau lui-même.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Metcalfe's law states that the usefulness or utility of a network equals the square of the number of users.

Key term(s)
  • Metcalfe law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

La loi de Metcalfe [...] s'exprime comme suit : «l'utilité d'un réseau est égale au carré de son nombre de nœuds ou d'utilisateurs».

Spanish

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