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[joss] degree_dist() is a misnomer

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Start by locating the degree_dist() method and its callers, then review the naming concern and the linked JOSS review for context. Update the method name to reflect that it returns a degree sequence, adjust references and tests if present, and verify the project test suite passes.

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Nitpick: The degree_dist() method has a name that is perhaps not the best fit. What this function returns is not a distribution, but a list of degrees. In graph theory this is called a degree sequence, not a degree distribution. What is normally understood as a degree distribution is the fraction of times each degree appears in the degree sequence.

Ref https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6016

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