Preferred Label : network;
IUPAC definition : Highly ramified structure in which essentially each constitutional unit is connected
to each other constitutional unit and to the macroscopic phase boundary by many paths
through the structure, the number of such paths increasing with the average number
of intervening constitutional units; the paths must on average be co-extensive with
the structure.;
Scope note : modified from previous definition. the definition proposed here is a generalization
to cover both polymeric networks and networks comprised of particles.; usually, and in all systems that exhibit rubber elasticity, the number of distinct
paths is very high, but, in most cases, some constitutional units exist that are connected
by a single path only.;
Origin ID : NT07562;
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Highly ramified structure in which essentially each constitutional unit is connected
to each other constitutional unit and to the macroscopic phase boundary by many paths
through the structure, the number of such paths increasing with the average number
of intervening constitutional units; the paths must on average be co-extensive with
the structure.
