# Metcalfe rule

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## Definition

The benefits of a network increase in proportion to the square of the number of connected users. - This principle was confirmed, among other things, by the introduction of online banking, which grew very rapidly as a result of the networking effects. The same applies to payment systems. - See flash crash, trading system, migration, rose effect. Spillover effect, securities trading. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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