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name: watts-1998
description: Apply the Watts & Strogatz 1998: Collective Dynamics of Small-World Networks article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Watts & Strogatz 1998: Collective Dynamics of Small-World Networks

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/watts-1998). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/watts-1998.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/watts-1998/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

The Source Watts, D.J. & Strogatz, S.H. "Collective Dynamics of 'Small-World' Networks." Nature 393, 440–442 1998 . DOI: 10.1038/30918. The Claim Real networks are neither random nor regular. They live in the seam between. A few rewired edg

## Representations

- Human: /a/watts-1998
- JSON: /api/articles/watts-1998
- Relationships: /api/articles/watts-1998/topology
- History: /api/articles/watts-1998/revisions