Network_motif - Wikiparency

# Network motif ## MicroSim spec - **Recommended sim type:** network dynamics - **Microsimmability score:** 76/100 - **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below. ### Parameters (tunable controls) - `Number of nodes` - `Edge probability` - `Motif size` ### What animates Recurring small subgraphs light up across a network as its [[Density|density]] changes. ### Learning objective Show how small recurring motifs build up larger networks. ## Links (Wikipedia order)  `AND_gate` · `Adjacency_list` · [[Adjacency_matrix]] · [[Agent-based_model]] · `Assortativity` · `Balance_theory` · `Barabási–Albert_model` · `Bianconi–Barabási_model` · `Bijection` · `Biological_network` · `Bipartite_graph` · `Blockmodeling` · `Boolean_network` · [[Centrality]] · `Clique_(graph_theory)` · `Clustering_coefficient` · [[Combinatorial_optimization]] · `Community_structure` · `Complete_graph` · `Complex_contagion` · `Complex_network` · `Computer_network` · `Cut_(graph_theory)` · `Cycle_(graph_theory)` · `Degree_(graph_theory)` · `Degree_distribution` · `Dependency_network` · `Directed_acyclic_graph` · `Directed_graph` · `Distance_(graph_theory)` · `Efficiency_(network_science)` · `Erdős–Rényi_model` · `Escherichia_coli` · `Evolving_network` · `Exponential_family_random_graph_models` · `Fitness_model_(network_theory)` · `Flow_network` · `Gene_regulatory_network` · `Graph_(abstract_data_type)` · `Graph_(discrete_mathematics)` · `Graph_drawing` · `Graphical_model` · `Group_centrality` · `Hierarchical_network_model` · `Homophily` · `Hyperbolic_geometric_graph` · `Hypergraph` · `Incidence_matrix` · `Interdependent_networks` · `Kronecker_delta` · `Lancichinetti–Fortunato–Radicchi_benchmark` · `Link_analysis` · `List_of_algorithms` · `List_of_network_scientists` · `List_of_network_theory_topics` · `Loop_(graph_theory)` · `Maximum-entropy_random_graph_model` · `Metrics_(networking)` · `Modularity_(networks)` · `Multigraph` · [[Negative_feedback]] · `Neighbourhood_(graph_theory)` · `Network_controllability` · `Network_effect` · `Network_on_a_chip` · [[Network_science]] · [[Network_theory]] · `Noga_Alon` · `Null_model` · `OR_gate` · `P-value` · `Path_(graph_theory)` · `Percolation_theory` · `Poisson_distribution` · `Preferential_attachment` · `Pseudocode` · `RNA_interference` · `Random_geometric_graph` · `Random_graph` · `Reciprocity_(network_science)` · `Sampling_probability` · [[Scale-free_network]] · `Scientific_collaboration_network` · `Search_algorithm` · `Semantic_network` · [[Small-world_network]] · `Social_capital` · `Social_influence` · `Social_network` · `Social_network_analysis_software` · `Soft_configuration_model` · `Sophie_Schbath` · `Spatial_network` · `Standard_deviation` · `Stochastic_block_model` · `Telecommunications_network` · `Transcription_(biology)` · `Transitive_relation` · `Triadic_closure` · `Uri_Alon` · `Vertex_(graph_theory)` · `Watts–Strogatz_model` > p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Thinking · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_motif) > Relation: subfield of systems thinking. ## Concept summary Network motifs are recurrent and statistically significant subgraphs or patterns of a larger graph. All networks, including biological networks, social networks, technological networks (e.g., computer networks and electrical circuits) and more, can be represented as graphs, which include a wide ... ## Build checklist - [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at` - [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to systems thinking) - [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults - [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions) - [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page - [ ] Set `status: done` ## p5.js sketch ```javascript // MicroSim: Network motif let controls = {}; function setup() { // createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above. } function draw() { // background(...); read controls; render network dynamics; respond live. } ``` --- Back to Systems Thinking · Wikipedia: [Network motif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_motif) ---  ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.* **Universals (6):** 🟢 network (36) · 🟡 system (10) · 🟡 science (5) · 🟡 density (3) · 🟡 structure (2) · 🟢 probability (1) **Enter by sign:** Systems Semiotic Gateway · Alphabetum · Icon Registry · ← Systems Portal  ## Wikipedia : Wikitube **Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_motif) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Network_motif) ## Previous hub tags Tree parents: [[Complex_system]] · [[Cybernetics]] · [[Emergence]] · [[Feedback]] · [[Network_theory]] · [[Self-organization]] · [[Systems_science]] · [[Systems_theory]]. Legacy hubs: none. --- *Sources: 2 legacy notes. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*