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name: thinker-steven-strogatz
description: Apply the Steven Strogatz: Small-World Networks and the Mathematical Grain article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Steven Strogatz: Small-World Networks and the Mathematical Grain

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/thinker-steven-strogatz). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/thinker-steven-strogatz.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/thinker-steven-strogatz/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Strogatz saw Steven Strogatz mapped the mathematical structure of synchronization and network connectivity. He showed how local rules produce global order in systems from fireflies to power grids. His work identified recurring patterns

## Representations

- Human: /a/thinker-steven-strogatz
- JSON: /api/articles/thinker-steven-strogatz
- Relationships: /api/articles/thinker-steven-strogatz/topology
- History: /api/articles/thinker-steven-strogatz/revisions
