# Temporal Network **Entity class:** Network model **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A **temporal network** represents nodes and edges whose existence, direction, weight, or meaning changes over time. It preserves sequence and duration that a static link chart erases. ## Relationships - **supports:** [[wiki/Real-Time Observability|Real-Time Observability]], [[wiki/Dynamic Network Analysis|Dynamic Network Analysis]], and [[wiki/Pattern-of-Life Analysis|Pattern-of-Life Analysis]]. - **used for:** [[wiki/Contact Tracing|Contact Tracing]] and [[wiki/Hawkes Process|Hawkes Process]] comparisons. ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]