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Tendency for similar nodes to be connected
measures are the assortativity coefficient and the neighbor connectivity. These measures are outlined in more detail below. The assortativity coefficient is
Assortativity
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Assort
Preferential mating pattern between individuals with similar phenotypes
Assortative mating (also referred to as positive assortative mating or homogamy) is a mating pattern and a form of sexual selection in which individuals
Assortative_mating
In the study of complex networks, assortative mixing, or assortativity, is a bias in favor of connections between network nodes with similar characteristics
Assortative_mixing
Process by which people befriend similar people
quantify homophily in a network with categorical labels is given by assortativity coefficient h {\displaystyle h} , which compares the observed fraction
Homophily
Mating with individuals with dissimilar phenotypes
Disassortative mating (also known as negative assortative mating or heterogamy) is a mating pattern in which individuals with dissimilar phenotypes mate
Disassortative_mating
Biological term with multiple meanings
parents leading to the possession of two exact formats of that gene. Assortative mating is the choosing of a mate to breed with based on their physical
Homogamy_(biology)
Japanese video game series and multimedia franchises
Chaos;Head Dual (collecting both Chaos;Head games) and Steins;Gate: Divergencies Assort (collecting Steins;Gate 0, Darling of Loving Vows, and Linear Bounded Phenogram)
Science_Adventure
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
J. Ornborg; M. Andersson (1998). "Ultraviolet sexual dimorphism and assortative mating in blue tits". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 265 (1395):
Bird
Japanese rock band
has released studio albums Wonderland (2020), Opening Declaration (2021), Assort (2022), Circus (2024), and Pyramid (2026). In July 2013 it the group was
Novelbright
Metric on networks
papers), the topology of the rich club graph changes dramatically. The Assortativity of a network is a measurement of how connected similar nodes are, where
Rich-club_coefficient
Approximate nearest neighbor search algorithm
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Hierarchical navigable small world
Hierarchical_navigable_small_world
In graph theory, the mathematically simplest spatial network
of structure. Additionally, random geometric graphs display degree assortativity according to their spatial dimension: "popular" nodes (those with many
Random_geometric_graph
assortativity measure of the randomized version will be a result of the structural cut-off. If the real network displays any additional assortativity
Structural_cut-off
Obsolete diagnostic class of autism
Retrieved 8 October 2025. Baron-Cohen S (July 2006). "The hyper-systemizing, assortative mating theory of autism" (PDF). Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology
Asperger_syndrome
Social structure made up of a set of social actors
heavy tail in the degree distribution, a high clustering coefficient, assortativity or disassortativity among vertices, community structure (see stochastic
Social_network
Mathematical theory on behavior of connected clusters in a random graph
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Percolation_theory
Appearing random but actually being generated by a deterministic, causal process
distribution D is often specified as the output of a pseudorandom generator. Assortativity – Tendency for similar nodes to be connected Cryptographically secure
Pseudorandomness
Random mating
tendency for similar individuals (positive assortative mating) or dissimilar individuals (negative assortative mating) to mate. Hence, potential mates have
Panmixia
Species of true bug
(2004): 571-578. Wood, T. K., & Keese, M. C. (1990). Host-plant-induced assortative mating in Enchenopa treehoppers. Evolution, 619-628. Stearns, F. W.,
Enchenopa_binotata_complex
Network for communications over distance
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Telecommunications_network
Principle in genetics
evolutionary influences. These influences include genetic drift, mate choice, assortative mating, natural selection, sexual selection, mutation, gene flow, meiotic
Hardy–Weinberg_principle
Cohort born from 1981 to 1996
similar to one's own is known as assortative mating. Part of the reason growing economic and educational assortative mating was economic in nature. Innovations
Millennials
Model of economic development
them to be of high value. The key feature of this model is positive assortative matching, whereby people with similar skill levels work together. The
O-ring theory of economic development
O-ring_theory_of_economic_development
Species of bird
Boy, Vincent; Tourenq, Christophe J.; Johnson, Alan R. (1997). "Age-assortative pairing in the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber roseus". Ibis. 139
Greater_flamingo
Electronic communication subsystem on an integrated circuit
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Network_on_a_chip
Cohort born from 1946 to 1964
select mates sharing many similar characteristics, a phenomenon known as assortative mating, during the 1970s and 1980s, an even stronger correlation between
Baby_boomers
Standard hostname for a networked device's loopback interface
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Localhost
Practice of a person marrying a spouse of higher social status
1539–1564. Yue Qian (2016). "Gender Asymmetry in Educational and Income Assortative Marriage". Journal of Marriage and Family. 79 (2): 318–336. doi:10.1111/jomf
Hypergamy
network has an assortative nature – hubs tend to link to other hubs and low-degree nodes tend to link to low-degree nodes. Assortativity is not structural
Scientific collaboration network
Scientific_collaboration_network
Systematic tendency of one type of node in a network to connect to another
patterns are closely related to assortativity; however, for the purposes of this article, the term is used to refer to assortative or disassortative mixing based
Mixing_patterns
Network whose links change over time
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Temporal_network
British physicist
the community detection problem, and worked on mixing patterns and assortativity in networks, both in collaboration with Michelle Girvan. In network
Mark_Newman
Place in Wallonia, Belgium
Waulsort (Walloon: Åssôrt) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hastière, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Until the
Waulsort
Concept in network science
stochastic block model. The case where p > q {\displaystyle p>q} is called an assortative model, while the case p < q {\displaystyle p<q} is called disassortative
Stochastic_block_model
Study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
and prefer to connect to nodes with low connectivity. We say a hub is assortative when it tends to connect to other hubs. A disassortative hub avoids connecting
Network_theory
Network with non-trivial topological features
heavy tail in the degree distribution, a high clustering coefficient, assortativity or disassortativity among vertices, community structure, and hierarchical
Complex_network
American sociologist (1951–2021)
concentrated on sociology research in the scopes of educational stratification, assortative mating, residential mobility, and demographic modeling. The foundation
Robert_D._Mare
Species of bird
hooded crows on the other side of the contact zone. This is an example of assortative mating. They concluded that it was only the outward appearance of the
Hooded_crow
Sequence of DNA that determines traits in an organism
parent will also have tall stems. Mendel's work demonstrated that alleles assort independently in the production of gametes, or germ cells, ensuring variation
Gene
Statistical model
basic ACE model relies on several assumptions, including the absence of assortative mating, that there is no genetic dominance or epistasis, that all genetic
ACE_model
Concept in graph theory and network analysis
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Group_centrality
Marriage between individuals who are similar to each other
some culturally important way, similar to each other. It is a form of assortative mating. The union may be based on socioeconomic status, class, gender
Homogamy_(sociology)
One of two offspring produced by the same pregnancy
to occur when an ovum is fertilized by two sperm (polyspermy). The cell assorts the chromosomes by heterogonesis and the cell divides into two, with each
Twin
Aesthetic assessment of physical traits
2015). "Leveling the Playing Field: Longer Acquaintance Predicts Reduced Assortative Mating on Attractiveness". Psychological Science. 26 (7): 1046–1053.
Physical_attractiveness
Python module
histogram, combined degree/property histogram, vertex-vertex correlations, assortativity, average vertex-vertex shortest path, etc. Support for several graph-theoretical
Graph-tool
Arrangement of a communication network
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Network_topology
Type of fruit tree, or its fruit
Grading and assorting peaches near Benton Harbor and St Joseph, Michigan, about 1913
Peach
Species of reptile
skink (Eumeces laticeps): preliminary evidence for mate guarding, size-assortative pairing, and opportunistic extra-pair mating". Amphibia-Reptilia. 18
Plestiodon_laticeps
Analysis of social structures using network and graph theory
any other salient characteristic. Homophily is also referred to as assortativity. Multiplexity: The number of content-forms contained in a tie. For example
Social_network_analysis
Clustering and community detection algorithm
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Leiden_algorithm
How humans move within a network
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Individual_mobility
Stochastic process formalizing cumulative advantage
preferential attachment can be estimated by maximum likelihood estimation. Assortative mixing Bose–Einstein condensation: a network theory approach Capital
Preferential_attachment
(UZ Class 675) Lithuanian Railways (LG Class 575) Depots PW-1 Kharkiv-Assorting, TPS "Darnytsa" Lines served Lutsk–Kyiv, Kyiv–Chernihiv Specifications
UZ_Class_675
Measure of centrality in a network based on nodal influence
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Katz_centrality
Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Computer_network
Statistical distribution for dependence between random variables
S2CID 44114562. Bahrami, Mohsen; Hossein-Zadeh, Gholam-Ali (May 2015). Assortativity changes in Alzheimer's diesease: A resting-state FMRI study. 2015 23rd
Copula_(statistics)
there is an illustrated causal link between the changes in educational assortative mating and earnings or income inequality. Modern studies have posited
Income_inequality_in_Denmark
Study of graphs defined by geometric means
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Geometric_graph_theory
Genus of birds
(2): 61–107. Summers, R. W.; Dawson, R. J.; Phillips, R. E. (2007). "Assortative mating and patterns of inheritance indicate that the three crossbill
Crossbill
Network whose degree distribution follows a power law
Depending on the network, the hubs might either be assortative or disassortative. Assortativity would be found in social networks in which well-connected/famous
Scale-free_network
Species of insect
Rhamphomyia longicauda, the long-tailed dance fly, is a species of fly commonly found in eastern North America that belongs to the family Empididae and
Rhamphomyia_longicauda
Species of crustacean
traits disappeared. It was noted that at 20 °C, and 25 °C mating had size assortative parking based mating. Selection strength on body size was high in females
Artemia_franciscana
Process of pairing in biology
copulation can occur. These include random mating, disassortative mating, or assortative mating. Some animals will choose a mate based on their expressed phenotype
Mating
Reproduction by closely related organisms
with isolation, such as a population bottleneck caused by purposeful (assortative) breeding or natural environmental factors, the deleterious inherited
Inbreeding
Species of finch
based on studies noting differences in plumage, mtDNA divergence, and assortative mating between both species in captivity. The zebra finch was first captured
Zebra_finch
Study of the attraction between people that leads to friendship or romance
Jaffe, Klaus (2004). "Narcissism guides mate selection: Humans mate assortatively, as revealed by facial resemblance, following an algorithm of "self
Interpersonal_attraction
Decrease in genetic traits deemed desirable
Jason M.; Boardman, Jason D.; Domingue, Benjamin W. (14 June 2016). "Assortative mating and differential fertility by phenotype and genotype across the
Dysgenics
Statistical models for network analysis
features of an observed network such as the density, centrality, or assortativity. However, these metrics describe the observed network which is only
Exponential family random graph models
Exponential_family_random_graph_models
Historical legal principle
throughout the German-speaking lands of the Holy Roman Empire. It permitted assortative migration of adherents to two religious groups, Roman Catholic and Lutheran
Cuius_regio,_eius_religio
Genus of brush-footed butterflies
introgression centering on two known chromosomes that contain mimicry alleles. Assortive mating reproductively isolates H. heurippa from its parental species.
Heliconius
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Degree-preserving randomization
Degree-preserving_randomization
Medical condition
treatments. Statistical research looking at eleven disorders found widespread assortative mating between people with mental illness. That means that individuals
Mental_disorder
Marrying within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group
de alzada of Spain Yazidis Anti-miscegenation laws Arranged marriage Assortative mating Consanguinity Ethnic nationalism Ethnoreligious group Founder
Endogamy
Mixing property of Markov chains and graphs
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Conductance_(graph_theory)
Concept in food science
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Ingredient-flavor_network
English philosopher
and already "genetically self-filtering elite" through a system of "assortative mating" that would offer a "class-structured mechanism for population
Nick_Land
Desirable qualities in partners
people with high incomes, resulting in the intensification of economic assortative mating. Indeed, better educated parents tend to have children who are
Mate_choice_in_humans
Species of gastropod
between smaller individuals to be sperm donors. This mechanism of size-assortative mating is common among gastropods. The scarcity of natural predators
Aplysia_vaccaria
American generation born from 1981 to 1996
volunteering, religious activities, and sports. Effects of intensifying assortative mating will likely be seen in the next generation, as parental income
Millennials in the United States
Millennials_in_the_United_States
Concept in network science
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Degree_distribution
Species of bird
the two species inhibits hybridization. The authors attribute this to assortative mating (rather than to ecological selection), the advantage of which
Carrion_crow
Slang for an unofficial community of people who share a common interest
with more than 1 million users Concepts and theories Ambient awareness Assortative mixing Attention inequality Interpersonal bridge Organizational network
Tribe_(internet)
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons
E.; Juvonen, S.-K.; Peuhkuri, N. (1992). "Further evidence for size-assortative schooling in sticklebacks". Journal of Fish Biology. 41 (4): 627–630
Shoaling_and_schooling
Process of increasing reproductive isolation
Howard considered reproductive character displacement to represent either assortive mating or the divergence of traits for mate recognition (specifically
Reinforcement_(speciation)
Graph where most nodes are reachable in a small number of steps
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Small-world_network
Coexistence of different taxa in the same environment
are crucial to reproduction. Divergence is frequently distinguished by assortative mating between individuals of the two species. For example, divergence
Sympatry
Centrality Group centrality Degree Motif Clustering Degree distribution Assortativity Distance Modularity Efficiency Models Topology Random graph Erdős–Rényi
Similarity_(network_science)
Tool for modeling spread of disease
j} . Usually specific mixing patterns are assumed.[citation needed] Assortative mixing occurs when those with certain characteristics are more likely
WAIFW_matrix
Concept in graph theory
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Community_structure
Standard example in game theory
benefit from assorting with one another. By contrast, in a discrete prisoner's dilemma, tit-for-tat cooperators get a big payoff boost from assorting with one
Prisoner's_dilemma
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
breeding" complemented the Progressive era scientism, the belief that humans assort along a hierarchy by race, religion, and ethnicity. The Progressive Era
Jack_London
Development of classes and classifications
particular classes of people Library classification, a system of coding, assorting and organizing library materials according to their subject Image classification
Taxonomy
meaning to the length of the edge lines, and can be used to visualize the assortativity or dissortativity of a network. Graph drawing Systems biology Longabaugh
BioFabric
Hypothesis that attraction may be a product of genetic similarities
subject, and he critiqued the paper for using "Freudian psycho-babble". Assortative mating, preferential mating between individuals with similar characteristics
Genetic_sexual_attraction
2011 video game
the Nintendo Switch as part of the collection Steins;Gate: Divergencies Assort along with Steins;Gate 0 and Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram on March
Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace
Steins;Gate:_My_Darling's_Embrace
Species of amphibian
more successful in amplexus compared to smaller males. However, size-assortative mating also plays a role, and larger females are more likely to pair
Agalychnis_callidryas
Networks with multiple kinds of relations
each of these statistics on other network properties? In one study, assortativity was found to decrease robustness in a duplex network. Given two multidimensional
Multidimensional_network
Reduced fitness as a result of inbreeding
Klaus (2004-01-01). "Narcissism Guides Mate Selection: Humans Mate Assortatively, as Revealed by Facial Resemblance, following an Algorithm of "Self
Inbreeding_depression
Plant breeding technique
number of individuals mated. DPM allows to efficiently utilise positive assortative mating for more efficient use of the breeding population members for
Double-pair_mating
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Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-rule
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sujan...i.e. good people...a Sanskrit word
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of Parkin
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Peaceful Ruler; Peace-keeper; Female Version of Frederic; From the Old German Name Frithuric
Girl/Female
Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Shyness; Modest; Happy; The Protected One; Shy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; compare Hemp.German : variant of Hampe.
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Netherlands, Polish, Swedish, Swiss
Pure One; Form of Catherine; Clear; Summer Forest; Abbreviation of Katherine
Boy/Male
Russian
Beyond expectation.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Indian, Muslim
Nature
Boy/Male
Tamil
King of numbers
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