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... entities called systems , i.e. consisting of parts ' in interaction ' . The prototype of their description is a set of simultaneous differential equations ( pp . 55ff . ) , which are nonlinear in the general case . A system or ' or ...
... entities called systems , i.e. consisting of parts ' in interaction ' . The prototype of their description is a set of simultaneous differential equations ( pp . 55ff . ) , which are nonlinear in the general case . A system or ' or ...
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... entities that are , intrinsically , widely different . To take a simple example , an exponential law of growth applies to certain bacterial cells , to populations of bacteria , of animals or humans , and to the progress of scientific ...
... entities that are , intrinsically , widely different . To take a simple example , an exponential law of growth applies to certain bacterial cells , to populations of bacteria , of animals or humans , and to the progress of scientific ...
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... entities . The many - variables problems , different models and mathematical approaches in economics offer a good example of model building and the general systems approach . Even for those mysterious entities , human values ...
... entities . The many - variables problems , different models and mathematical approaches in economics offer a good example of model building and the general systems approach . Even for those mysterious entities , human values ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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