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... fields , and to help in useful transfers from one field to another ; ( 2 ) encourage the development of adequate theoretical models in the fields which lack them ; ( 3 ) minimize the duplication of theoretical effort in different fields ...
... fields , and to help in useful transfers from one field to another ; ( 2 ) encourage the development of adequate theoretical models in the fields which lack them ; ( 3 ) minimize the duplication of theoretical effort in different fields ...
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... fields . There are correspondences in the principles that govern the behaviour of entities that are , intrinsically , widely different . To take a simple example , an exponential law of growth applies to certain bacterial cells , to ...
... fields . There are correspondences in the principles that govern the behaviour of entities that are , intrinsically , widely different . To take a simple example , an exponential law of growth applies to certain bacterial cells , to ...
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... fields on the one hand , and the exigencies of a new technology , a generalization of scientific concepts and models became necessary which resulted in the emergence of new fields beyond the traditional system of physics . - ( 2 ) In ...
... fields on the one hand , and the exigencies of a new technology , a generalization of scientific concepts and models became necessary which resulted in the emergence of new fields beyond the traditional system of physics . - ( 2 ) In ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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