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... complex ; for understanding such characteristics we therefore must know not only the parts , but also the relations . Physical characteristics of the first type are , for example , weight or molecular weight ( sum of weights or atomic ...
... complex ; for understanding such characteristics we therefore must know not only the parts , but also the relations . Physical characteristics of the first type are , for example , weight or molecular weight ( sum of weights or atomic ...
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... complex , negative in their real parts ) , Q , with increasing time , approach 0 because eā = 0 ; since , however ... complex , the system con- tains periodic terms since the exponential function for complex exponents takes the form : e ...
... complex , negative in their real parts ) , Q , with increasing time , approach 0 because eā = 0 ; since , however ... complex , the system con- tains periodic terms since the exponential function for complex exponents takes the form : e ...
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... complex can be analyzed completely into those of the separate elements . This is true for those complexes which we may call " heaps , ā such as a heap of bricks or odds and ends , or for mechanical forces , acting according to the ...
... complex can be analyzed completely into those of the separate elements . This is true for those complexes which we may call " heaps , ā such as a heap of bricks or odds and ends , or for mechanical forces , acting according to the ...
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The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Science and Society | 51 |
Advances in General System Theory | 89 |
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