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... equifinality , and it has a significant meaning for the phen- omena of biological regulation . Those who are familiar with the history of biology will remember that it was just equifinality that led the German biologist Driesch to ...
... equifinality , and it has a significant meaning for the phen- omena of biological regulation . Those who are familiar with the history of biology will remember that it was just equifinality that led the German biologist Driesch to ...
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... equifinality . According to this author , the fact that similar climax formations may develop from different initial vegetations is a striking example of equifinality , and one where the degree of independence of starting conditions and ...
... equifinality . According to this author , the fact that similar climax formations may develop from different initial vegetations is a striking example of equifinality , and one where the degree of independence of starting conditions and ...
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... equifinality . We may therefore stipulate the theorem : A closed system cannot be equifinal with regard to all Qi . = 1 For example , in the simplest case of an open chemical system according to equation ( 5.2 ) , concentration at time ...
... equifinality . We may therefore stipulate the theorem : A closed system cannot be equifinal with regard to all Qi . = 1 For example , in the simplest case of an open chemical system according to equation ( 5.2 ) , concentration at time ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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