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... examples which were chosen as intentionally simple illustrations ; but the same applies for more sophisticated cases which are far from being mathematically trivial . For example , it is a striking fact that biological systems as ...
... examples which were chosen as intentionally simple illustrations ; but the same applies for more sophisticated cases which are far from being mathematically trivial . For example , it is a striking fact that biological systems as ...
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... example , the law of exponential growth is applicable to very different phenomena , from radio- active decay to the extinction of human populations with insuffi- cient reproduction . This , however , is so because the formula is one of ...
... example , the law of exponential growth is applicable to very different phenomena , from radio- active decay to the extinction of human populations with insuffi- cient reproduction . This , however , is so because the formula is one of ...
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... example , certain aspects of organic purposiveness , such as the so - called equifinality of developmental processes ( p . 40 ) , are open to system - theoretical interpretation . Nobody , however , is today capable of defining in ...
... example , certain aspects of organic purposiveness , such as the so - called equifinality of developmental processes ( p . 40 ) , are open to system - theoretical interpretation . Nobody , however , is today capable of defining in ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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