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... means that , t having passed a critical state , the system starts off in a new way of behaviour . Thus , by means of step functions , the system shows adaptive behaviour by what the biologist would call trial and error : it tries ...
... means that , t having passed a critical state , the system starts off in a new way of behaviour . Thus , by means of step functions , the system shows adaptive behaviour by what the biologist would call trial and error : it tries ...
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... means to represent nature , but only to a rather subtle limit . While European painting uses central per- spective where the picture is conceived from a focal point and consequently parallels converge in the distance , the Japanese only ...
... means to represent nature , but only to a rather subtle limit . While European painting uses central per- spective where the picture is conceived from a focal point and consequently parallels converge in the distance , the Japanese only ...
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... means of suitable apparatus and supplementing our sensory experience , x - rays and all the range of electromagnetic radiations , the same would be true of beings with an entirely different psychophysical constitution . Suppose there ...
... means of suitable apparatus and supplementing our sensory experience , x - rays and all the range of electromagnetic radiations , the same would be true of beings with an entirely different psychophysical constitution . Suppose there ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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