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... language . His- tory of science attests that expression in ordinary language often preceded mathematical formulation , i.e. , invention of an algo- rithm . Examples come easily to mind : the evolution from count- ing in words to Roman ...
... language . His- tory of science attests that expression in ordinary language often preceded mathematical formulation , i.e. , invention of an algo- rithm . Examples come easily to mind : the evolution from count- ing in words to Roman ...
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... language is therefore the universal language of science . The question whether biological laws can be reduced to physical ones - i.e. , whether the natural laws sufficient to explain all inorganic phenomena are also sufficient to ...
... language is therefore the universal language of science . The question whether biological laws can be reduced to physical ones - i.e. , whether the natural laws sufficient to explain all inorganic phenomena are also sufficient to ...
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... language . A good example is the evolution from classical to medieval Latin . The Gothic world view has recreated an ancient language , this being true for the lexical as well as the grammatical aspect . Thus the scholastics invented ...
... language . A good example is the evolution from classical to medieval Latin . The Gothic world view has recreated an ancient language , this being true for the lexical as well as the grammatical aspect . Thus the scholastics invented ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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