<p>It's difficult to answer if you don't explain more precisely the context, but I think it would be networks generated using some random model such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_and_Strogatz_model" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Watts-Strogatz</a>'s, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barab%C3%A1si%E2%80%93Albert_model" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Barabasi-Albert</a>'s, etc.</p>

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2017-03-09T20:49:35.270Z
Thanks..I understand it now..
The confusion arised because the term is not defined in Network science i.e. it is a informal terminology
Zero_Cool
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2017-03-10T09:47:36.320Z
Yes. You can also find the expression "artificial network", meaning the same thing.
Vincent Labatut
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Vincent Labatut
<p>I checked out several articles, books available, but didn't find what exactly is a "synthetic network".</p>

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2017-03-09T20:00:11.863Z
Typical usage in network science is not really a technical term, it's just the English word "synthetic," meaning not from a natural source, but rather made by some artificial process (as in the answer below), often times in order to mimic some properties of natural sources. So: made by some model or artificial process, rather than coming from a "real" data source.
Joshua Grochow
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What is "Synthetic Network" in Network Science?
Zero_Cool
# What is "Synthetic Network" in Network Science?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-09)

I checked out several articles, books available, but didn't find what exactly is a "synthetic network".

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> **username_1**: Typical usage in network science is not really a technical term, it's just the English word "synthetic," meaning not from a natural source, but rather made by some artificial process (as in the answer below), often times in order to mimic some properties of natural sources. So: made by some model or artificial process, rather than coming from a "real" data source.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-09. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

It's difficult to answer if you don't explain more precisely the context, but I think it would be networks generated using some random model such as [Watts-Strogatz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_and_Strogatz_model)'s, [Barabasi-Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barab%C3%A1si%E2%80%93Albert_model)'s, etc.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks..I understand it now.. The confusion arised because the term is not defined in Network science i.e. it is a informal terminology  
> **username_2**: Yes. You can also find the expression "artificial network", meaning the same thing.  

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