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{{en|[[User:WinSysop|Tal Yaron]] 14:17, 13 March 2013 (IST)}}
[[File:Complex-Communication-single-group.gif|250px|thumb|right|As the number of group members grows, the number of connection lines is being enhanced quadratically]]
As the number of members in a group grows, the number of connections between the members will get higher quadratically. This is causing the slowing down of coordination. If the group will use peer-to-peer equal terms deliberation, the amount of communication time will get bigger quadratically, thus sending the group to a halt. To solve this, groups usually use unequal methods of deliberation and influence, like hierarchical organization. 

The mathematical formula for the number of connection lines in a group is:

'''cl=((n-1)^2+(n-1))/2'''

cl = connection lines; n  = number of group members

In large numbers we  can round up the equation to:

'''cl=(n^2)/2)'''

Thus, a group of:

* 2 members will have 1 cl
* 3 members will have 3 cl
* 4 members will have 6 cl
* 6 members will have 15 cl
* 10 members will have 45 cl
* 15 members will have 105 cl
* 100 members will have 4950 cl
* 300 million members will have 45,000,000,000,000,000 cl (This is the connection lines needed for true democracy in the USA)

One of the consequences of this proble is [[participation function]].