six degrees of separation

The theory that any two people in the world are connected in some way by no more than six people.

Using sexual contact as an example: when one has contact with another person, contact is effectively made with every person that person has come into contact with, and every person those people have come into contact with and so on.

six degrees of separation by Bill Hlavac July 7, 2003

six degrees of separation

The phenomenon that everyone is connected to everyone in some way.

six degrees of separation by MoonKnight March 25, 2003

Six Degrees of Facebook Separation

The idea that any two people on Facebook can be connected through no more than 4 mutual friendships.

The average person has 130 friends on Facebook, meaning that they have on average 130² friends of friends, 130³ friends of friends of friends, and so on. In six degrees that encompasses 130^5 people. This is 3.7 billion people, more than the entire global Facebook community.

Jane is friends with Mark
who is friends with Karisa
who is friends with Oleshia
who is friends with Chenwei
who is friends with 손재호

Six Degrees of Facebook Separation

Six Degrees of Facebook Separation by AngryFrenchCanadian January 22, 2011