So I'm implementing the model of a Telecommunication Network as a mathematical network object. Lets say my adjacency matrix is $M$ and its $M_{ij}$ element is 1. So, to simulate a disconnection, I just switch 1 to 0: $M_{ij}\leftarrow 0$.
Is there a standard operator for this? Say $M=f_d(M,i,j)$ disconnects branch $(i,j)$ in $M$.
What about considering a threshold? I mean, something like $f_d^{p_d}(i,j,p)$ disconnects branch $(i,j)$ if $p>p_d$.
What's the actual name of this? Dropout is very ML jargon.
Thank you!