Zipf's law leads to Heaps' law: analyzing their relation in finite-size systems.

BACKGROUND: Zipf's law and Heaps' law are observed in disparate complex systems. Of particular interests, these two laws often appear together. Many theoretical models and analyses are performed to understand their co-occurrence in real systems, but it still lacks a clear picture about the...

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Main Authors: Linyuan Lü, Zi-Ke Zhang, Tao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2996287?pdf=render