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... formulation , i.e. , invention of an algo- rithm . Examples come easily to mind : the evolution from count- ing in words to Roman numerals ( a semiverbal , clumsy , half- algorithm ) to Arabic notation with position value ; equations ...
... formulation , i.e. , invention of an algo- rithm . Examples come easily to mind : the evolution from count- ing in words to Roman numerals ( a semiverbal , clumsy , half- algorithm ) to Arabic notation with position value ; equations ...
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... formulation does not mean an inconceivable " action " of a not existent future , but merely a sometimes useful formulation of a fact which can be expressed in terms of causality . Types of Finality No detailed discussion of the problem ...
... formulation does not mean an inconceivable " action " of a not existent future , but merely a sometimes useful formulation of a fact which can be expressed in terms of causality . Types of Finality No detailed discussion of the problem ...
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... formulation . In general , physical chemistry is limited almost exclusively to consideration of processes in closed systems . To these refer the well - known formulations of physical chemistry ; the law of mass action , in particular ...
... formulation . In general , physical chemistry is limited almost exclusively to consideration of processes in closed systems . To these refer the well - known formulations of physical chemistry ; the law of mass action , in particular ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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