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Where positive feed-back differs from exponential growth is that in the former we
are dealing with sequences of different steps, and in the latter with only a single
step. Chain Reactions Another related concept is the 'chain reaction'. The idea is
...
Where positive feed-back differs from exponential growth is that in the former we
are dealing with sequences of different steps, and in the latter with only a single
step. Chain Reactions Another related concept is the 'chain reaction'. The idea is
...
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15 represents a few stages in a program (coded as 5007 by Michael Beeler, who
studied it). After 50 moves, it is quite a compact, rather vertical shape; but that
soon changes; at step Ioo it slopes down to the right; at 200 it is a triangle
pointing ...
15 represents a few stages in a program (coded as 5007 by Michael Beeler, who
studied it). After 50 moves, it is quite a compact, rather vertical shape; but that
soon changes; at step Ioo it slopes down to the right; at 200 it is a triangle
pointing ...
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Step 50 Step 100 Step 200 Step 1726 Step 500 Step 2373 ... overall
configuration may change in very unexpected ways as further and further steps in
the programs become realized, even if there are no changes in the programs
themselves.
Step 50 Step 100 Step 200 Step 1726 Step 500 Step 2373 ... overall
configuration may change in very unexpected ways as further and further steps in
the programs become realized, even if there are no changes in the programs
themselves.
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