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How is ‘node’ different from ‘link' in the transport system?

Networks are made up of nodes and links. A node or vertex is the meeting point of two or more routes. A point of origin, a point of destination or any sizeable town along a route, every road that joins two nodes is called a link or edge. Links are wider than the node in case of a road network.


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