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+Contents of each file
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+graphdata_exponent.m
+    output: {{n,tau},avgTriangles}
+    n from 200 to 2000 with step 200
+    degreeSamples = 500 + 1000
+    initial ErdosGallai
+    mixingTime = (32.0f - 26.0f*(tau - 2.0f)) * n
+    measurements = 50
+    measureSkip = 200
+