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... elements considered in isolation . In case 3 , not only the elements should be known , but also the relations be- tween them . Characteristics of the first kind may be called summative , of the second kind constitutive . We can also say ...
... elements considered in isolation . In case 3 , not only the elements should be known , but also the relations be- tween them . Characteristics of the first kind may be called summative , of the second kind constitutive . We can also say ...
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... elements as known in isolation . Constitutive charac- teristics are those which are dependent on the specific relations within the complex ; for understanding such characteristics we therefore must know not only the parts , but also the ...
... elements as known in isolation . Constitutive charac- teristics are those which are dependent on the specific relations within the complex ; for understanding such characteristics we therefore must know not only the parts , but also the ...
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... elements . We may call such behavior physical summativity or independence . We may define summativity by saying that a complex can be built up , step by step , by putting together the first separate elements ; conversely , the ...
... elements . We may call such behavior physical summativity or independence . We may define summativity by saying that a complex can be built up , step by step , by putting together the first separate elements ; conversely , 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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