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... homeorhesis , a word which means preserving a flow . One can picture a homeorhetic system in terms of an attractor surface ( which again is located in a multidimensional space , so that one again has to form rather an intuitive picture ...
... homeorhesis , a word which means preserving a flow . One can picture a homeorhetic system in terms of an attractor surface ( which again is located in a multidimensional space , so that one again has to form rather an intuitive picture ...
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... homeorhesis , not homeostasis . We are also in a phase of increasing diversification or differentiation . Whereas a few decades ago mankind could be classified into blue- collared workers , white - collared workers , professionals and ...
... homeorhesis , not homeostasis . We are also in a phase of increasing diversification or differentiation . Whereas a few decades ago mankind could be classified into blue- collared workers , white - collared workers , professionals and ...
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... homeorhesis , 105 , 115 , 116 homeorhetic , 160 system , 105 homeostasis , 98 , 105 , 115 homeostatic mechanism , 99 homogeneous , 75 Honeywell Incorporated , 219 Hora and Tempus , 51 human nervous system , 31 Illinois , University of ...
... homeorhesis , 105 , 115 , 116 homeorhetic , 160 system , 105 homeostasis , 98 , 105 , 115 homeostatic mechanism , 99 homogeneous , 75 Honeywell Incorporated , 219 Hora and Tempus , 51 human nervous system , 31 Illinois , University of ...
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