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Table 1 Overview of the five types of 4-node 4-edge temporal motifs, the number of such motifs (in directed networks), and the time and space complexity of efficiently counting such motifs

From: Efficiently counting complex multilayer temporal motifs in large-scale networks

Type

Motifs

Counting algorithm

Overall

Square

48

Tailed-Triangle

192

\(O(k^2)\)

\(O(mk^2)\)

Star

96

\(O(k^2)\)

\(O(nk^2)\)

Mid-Path

96

\(O(k^2)\)

\(O(mk^2)\)

Head-Path

192

\(O(k^2)\)

\(O(mk^2)\)