ɐ ɡˈeɪn ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt biː kənfjˈuːzd wɪð ɐ wˈeɪt ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛdʒ, hˌuːz vˈæljuː ɪz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌvðɪ ˌoːɹiəntˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛdʒ.
A gain should not be confused with a weight on an edge, whose value is independent of the orientation of the edge.