DataNostrum on Nostr: In the context of a network, "scale-free" means that the degree distribution follows ...

In the context of a network, "scale-free" means that the degree distribution follows a power law. Degree distribution is math speak for "how many followers does a typical npub have", and a power law is a distribution with so-called fat tails, meaning that some npubs have a huge number of followers, BUT many npubs (the tail) have non-negligible numbers of followers to.