alt.hn

3/7/2026 at 4:24:24 PM

Graphing how the 10k* most common English words define each other

https://wyattsell.com/experiments/word-graph/

by wyattsell

3/8/2026 at 3:03:34 AM

It's an interesting visualization for sure, but I don't really know what I can take away from it. Is it useful for something?

by castral

3/8/2026 at 4:42:18 AM

You can look at this as how small sets of a primitive lexicon give rise to a larger, more complex language. At least that's how I interpret it.

by h4ch1

3/7/2026 at 5:05:52 PM

Very neat. What software is being used to construct/display the graph?

by theodpHN

3/7/2026 at 6:33:23 PM

Glad you like it. NetworkX for creating the graph and the layout; then SigmaJS for displaying it.

by wyattsell

3/7/2026 at 11:34:46 PM

Beautiful! Thank you!

by rhelz