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... practical point of view , some of the most important properties of systems , as we deal with them in real life , are the kinds and limitations of stability in their behaviour . Note that the buffering we have considered so far concerns ...
... practical point of view , some of the most important properties of systems , as we deal with them in real life , are the kinds and limitations of stability in their behaviour . Note that the buffering we have considered so far concerns ...
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... practical problem would give them a language , which was bound to produce Homer , Aeschylus , Shakespeare or their equivalents . Real Games Although Games Theory provides some interesting concepts and Tools for Thought , I do not think ...
... practical problem would give them a language , which was bound to produce Homer , Aeschylus , Shakespeare or their equivalents . Real Games Although Games Theory provides some interesting concepts and Tools for Thought , I do not think ...
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... practical procedure could produce large results . As might be expected , it is the comparatively intense selection which can be exerted on the cows used to breed bulls which turns out to be the key point to attack ; and the introduction ...
... practical procedure could produce large results . As might be expected , it is the comparatively intense selection which can be exerted on the cows used to breed bulls which turns out to be the key point to attack ; and the introduction ...
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