 We establish the theoretical foundation of motif prediction and we propose several heuristics that , for a fixed set of nodes in a graph and a specified motif, assess the chances for this motif to appear.
<clarity>  We establish the theoretical foundation of motif prediction and we propose several heuristics that , for a fixed set of nodes in a graph and a specified motif, assess the chances for this motif to appear.
 We establish the theoretical foundation of motif prediction and we propose several heuristics that , for a fixed set of nodes in a graph and a specified motif, assess the chances for a specified motif to appear.