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How does one make acquaintances? A simple observation from everyday experience is that often one of our acquaintances introduces us to one of his acquaintances. Such a simple triangle interaction may be viewed as the basis of the evolution…

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Clustering, assortativity, and communities are key features of complex networks. We probe dependencies between these attributes and find that ensembles with strong clustering display both high assortativity by degree and prominent community…