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... sort of under- standing of complex systems . But some people may feel that one ought to start by defining what we shall be discussing . However , no one has yet succeeded in giving a definition of ' complexity ' which is meaningful ...
... sort of under- standing of complex systems . But some people may feel that one ought to start by defining what we shall be discussing . However , no one has yet succeeded in giving a definition of ' complexity ' which is meaningful ...
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... sort of way that it has been altering in the past . Whereas the process of keeping something at a stable , or stationary , value is called homeostasis , ensuring the continuation of a given type of change called homeorhesis , a word ...
... sort of way that it has been altering in the past . Whereas the process of keeping something at a stable , or stationary , value is called homeostasis , ensuring the continuation of a given type of change called homeorhesis , a word ...
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... sort of chaos . Most conventional discussions of ' stabilization ' or I ' control ' of human situations are in terms ... sort of ( perhaps old - fashioned ) intuition that if uncontrolled , they would lead to a situation of total ...
... sort of chaos . Most conventional discussions of ' stabilization ' or I ' control ' of human situations are in terms ... sort of ( perhaps old - fashioned ) intuition that if uncontrolled , they would lead to a situation of total ...
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