The document discusses key concepts for quantifying and modeling social networks. It covers the following network properties: 1. Degree distribution - The distribution of the number of connections for each node. Real-world networks often have skewed degree distributions. 2. Path length and diameter - The shortest and longest distances between node pairs, averaged over all pairs. Real-world networks tend to have small path lengths. 3. Clustering coefficient - The likelihood that two neighbors of a node are also neighbors, quantifying local clustering. Social networks exhibit high clustering. 4. Connected components - The size of the largest subset of nodes that are all reachable from each other by paths. Real-world networks often have