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small world phenomenon
Original title: small world phenomenon
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The small world phenomenon (small world effect; Japanese pronunciation: sumoru warudo gensho) is the hypothesis that following chains of acquaintances makes it relatively easy to reach anyone in the world.
スモール・ワールド現象（スモールワールドげんしょう、small world phenomenon, small world effect）は、知り合い関係を芋づる式にたどっていけば比較的簡単に世界中の誰にでも行き着くという仮説である。
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