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... concerned with the behavior of supposedly " rational " players to obtain maximal gains and minimal losses by ... concerned with choices among alternatives . Queuing theory concerns optimization of arrangements under conditions of ...
... concerned with the behavior of supposedly " rational " players to obtain maximal gains and minimal losses by ... concerned with choices among alternatives . Queuing theory concerns optimization of arrangements under conditions of ...
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... concerned with what is somewhat vaguely termed " wholeness , " i.e. , problems of organization , phenomena not ... concerned with " organized wholes , " it would be of similar significance to that which probability theory has for ...
... concerned with what is somewhat vaguely termed " wholeness , " i.e. , problems of organization , phenomena not ... concerned with " organized wholes , " it would be of similar significance to that which probability theory has for ...
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... concerned with what is called " molecular " interpretations , i.e. , the resolu- tion and reduction of phenomena to elementaristic components ; and the holistic type of mind concerned with " molar " interpre- tations , i.e. , interested ...
... concerned with what is called " molecular " interpretations , i.e. , the resolu- tion and reduction of phenomena to elementaristic components ; and the holistic type of mind concerned with " molar " interpre- tations , i.e. , interested ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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