Terminal_degree

This function gives the total number of tips that each compartment will terminate into.

Function Output Type : Integer

Calculated : At each tracing point

Returns a value : For each compartment

Command Line Usage Function : "-f18, 0, 0, 10.0"

Output:
Metric Total_Sum #Compartments
(considered)		 #Compartments
(discarded)		 Minimum Average Maximum S.D.
Terminal_degree 3547 1554 (0) 1 2.2825 103 5.33478
*All units are counts

Values to consider : All

Output Interpretation :

This function means, if you back track the tree starting from terminal tips, the farthest compartment from terminal tip will have highest degree.

Total_Sum = 3547 gives Total_Sum of terminal tips, Minimum = 1 gives minimum no.of terminal tips (in this case, terminal compartment has minimum value), Maximum = 103 gives maximum no.of terminal tips.


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