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... observed universe - chemical compounds and enzymes , cells , elementary sensations , freely competing indi- viduals , what not - expecting that , by putting them together again , conceptually or experimentally , the whole or system ...
... observed universe - chemical compounds and enzymes , cells , elementary sensations , freely competing indi- viduals , what not - expecting that , by putting them together again , conceptually or experimentally , the whole or system ...
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... observation . What is to be defined and described as system is not a question with an obvious or trivial answer . It will be readily agreed that a galaxy , a dog , a cell and an atom are real systems ; that is , entities perceived in or ...
... observation . What is to be defined and described as system is not a question with an obvious or trivial answer . It will be readily agreed that a galaxy , a dog , a cell and an atom are real systems ; that is , entities perceived in or ...
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... observed facts " on the one hand - which are the unquestionable rock bottom of science and should be collected in ... observation . If you have obtained a series of such values , the most " empirical " thing you can do is to present them ...
... observed facts " on the one hand - which are the unquestionable rock bottom of science and should be collected in ... observation . If you have obtained a series of such values , the most " empirical " thing you can do is to present them ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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