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... process in such way that a certain result is achieved . This is true , of course , of the function of man - made machines yielding products or performances as desired . In living nature we find a structural order of processes that in ...
... process in such way that a certain result is achieved . This is true , of course , of the function of man - made machines yielding products or performances as desired . In living nature we find a structural order of processes that in ...
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... processes , can be used for calculation in a way similar to that conventionally used in physical chemistry for ... processes in the cell and in the organism ; but we must not overlook the fact that even after complete explanation of ...
... processes , can be used for calculation in a way similar to that conventionally used in physical chemistry for ... processes in the cell and in the organism ; but we must not overlook the fact that even after complete explanation of ...
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... processes can be termed as equifinality . Processes occurring in machine - like structures follow a fixed pathway . Therefore the final state will be changed if the initial conditions or the course of processes is altered . In contrast ...
... processes can be termed as equifinality . Processes occurring in machine - like structures follow a fixed pathway . Therefore the final state will be changed if the initial conditions or the course of processes is altered . In contrast ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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