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... component , as a thermostat holds constant the temperature of a room . There are many components in an animal's body which are held constant in a similar way . An example is the carbon dioxide content of one's blood . When you take a ...
... component , as a thermostat holds constant the temperature of a room . There are many components in an animal's body which are held constant in a similar way . An example is the carbon dioxide content of one's blood . When you take a ...
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... components , a , b , c , d and e , and if we know the values of the measurements of these components , and also the strength of the interaction between each component and all the others , and how those interactions will change as the ...
... components , a , b , c , d and e , and if we know the values of the measurements of these components , and also the strength of the interaction between each component and all the others , and how those interactions will change as the ...
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... components . However , when we are dealing with systems whose responses take a long time in terms of human lifetime , such as the world system of human populations , food production and so on , transients might last for periods of many ...
... components . However , when we are dealing with systems whose responses take a long time in terms of human lifetime , such as the world system of human populations , food production and so on , transients might last for periods of many ...
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