What does it mean for an individual to be ‘important’ or for a connection to be ‘outstanding’? The answer depends on context, as Sarah Shugars and Samuel V. Scarpino explain.
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Shugars, S., Scarpino, S.V. One outstanding path from A to B. Nat. Phys. 17, 540 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01222-2
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