How is this calculated?
The math continuously tracks how strongly this post is connected to the rest of the network. Every tag forms a 2-way link. The base stats determine personal node strength, and the pie charts below show this node's share against its direct neighbours.
// 1. Base variables (floored at 1 to prevent zero-multiplication math errors)
$inbound = max(1, 2) = 2
$outbound = max(1, 2) = 2
// 2. Node Base Values (Local connection strength)
Base_Strength (PV) = $inbound * $outbound = 2 * 2 = 4
Base_Influence (IV) = $inbound / $outbound = 2 / 2 = 1
// 3. Exponential Network Values (accumulating 27 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 4 *
( 100 [Lou Donaldson] *
1 [Jimmy Smith Lou Donaldson Quartet] *
36 [Lou Donaldson Quintet] *
9 [Milt Jackson Quintet] *
16 [Art Blakey Quintet] *
4 [Horace Silver Quartet] *
16 [Lou Donaldson Clifford Brown Quintet] *
1 [Lou Donaldson Orchestra] *
16 [Lou Donaldson Quartet] *
4 [Lou Donaldson Sextet] *
289 [Julius Watkins] *
2.4K [Gil Evans And His Orchestra] *
121 [Quincy Jones And His Orchestra] *
81 [Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra] *
36 [Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra] *
64 [Jazz Contemporaries] *
9 [Oscar Pettiford Orchestra] *
49 [All Star Big Band] *
81 [Art Farmer Tentet] *
81 [Charles Mingus Octet] *
9 [Kenny Clarke And His Clique] *
16 [Milt Jackson And Big Brass] *
4 [Julius Watkins Sextet] *
1 [Milt Jackson Septet] *
1 [Oscar Pettiford And His Jazz Groups] *
1 [Oscar Pettiford Big Band] *
4 [Oscar Pettiford's Quintet]
)
= 8.87 x 10^32
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [Lou Donaldson] *
1 [Jimmy Smith Lou Donaldson Quartet] *
1 [Lou Donaldson Quintet] *
1 [Milt Jackson Quintet] *
1 [Art Blakey Quintet] *
1 [Horace Silver Quartet] *
1 [Lou Donaldson Clifford Brown Quintet] *
1 [Lou Donaldson Orchestra] *
1 [Lou Donaldson Quartet] *
1 [Lou Donaldson Sextet] *
1 [Julius Watkins] *
1 [Gil Evans And His Orchestra] *
1 [Quincy Jones And His Orchestra] *
1 [Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra] *
1 [Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra] *
1 [Jazz Contemporaries] *
1 [Oscar Pettiford Orchestra] *
1 [All Star Big Band] *
1 [Art Farmer Tentet] *
1 [Charles Mingus Octet] *
1 [Kenny Clarke And His Clique] *
1 [Milt Jackson And Big Brass] *
1 [Julius Watkins Sextet] *
1 [Milt Jackson Septet] *
1 [Oscar Pettiford And His Jazz Groups] *
1 [Oscar Pettiford Big Band] *
1 [Oscar Pettiford's Quintet]
)
= 1
Outbound
2
Tags on post
Inbound
2
Posts tagging this
Connections
27
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
4
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.12%
(8.87 × 1032 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)Gil Evans And His Orchestra 69.49%Julius Watkins 8.36%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)