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... existence , " in econometrics , in the study of armament races ( and others ) all belong to the same family of equations ( the system discussed in Chapter 3 ) . A systematic com- parison and study of these parallelisms would be highly ...
... existence , " in econometrics , in the study of armament races ( and others ) all belong to the same family of equations ( the system discussed in Chapter 3 ) . A systematic com- parison and study of these parallelisms would be highly ...
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... existence of stationary , dynamic " equilibria " in open systems , or as we may also say , the existence of a certain order of processes guaranteed by dy- namic rather than structural - mechanical principles , can be derived from ...
... existence of stationary , dynamic " equilibria " in open systems , or as we may also say , the existence of a certain order of processes guaranteed by dy- namic rather than structural - mechanical principles , can be derived from ...
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... existence . If they would not , in some way , correspond to reality , appropriate reac- tion would be impossible , and such organism would quickly be eliminated by selection . Speaking in anthropomorphic terms : A group of ...
... existence . If they would not , in some way , correspond to reality , appropriate reac- tion would be impossible , and such organism would quickly be eliminated by selection . Speaking in anthropomorphic terms : A group of ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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