##  [Metcalfe's Law](/index.php/metcalfes-law) 

  ##  [Metcalfe's Law](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/metcalfes-law-0) 

  

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Definition

An approximate proposition that the useful value of a network scales roughly with the square of its number of users (n^2) under the simplifying assumption that value derives from potential pairwise connections among users; it describes a nonlinear, increasing‑returns relationship for certain types of networks.