power law distribution

A power law distribution describes a pattern where a few items are extremely common or large, while most are rare or small. For example, a small number of websites get most of the traffic, or a few cities have many more residents than the rest. This distribution follows a mathematical relationship where the likelihood of an event decreases proportionally to its size raised to a specific power. It helps explain phenomena across various fields, showing that in many systems, rare large events or entities are more significant than their smaller counterparts, shaping the overall structure of complex networks and patterns.