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... Expressed in the simplest way a Turing automaton is an abstract machine capable of imprinting ( or deleting ) “ 1 ” and “ 0 ” marks on a tape of infinite length . It can be shown that any process of whatever complexity can be simulated ...
... Expressed in the simplest way a Turing automaton is an abstract machine capable of imprinting ( or deleting ) “ 1 ” and “ 0 ” marks on a tape of infinite length . It can be shown that any process of whatever complexity can be simulated ...
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... expressed not only in terms of actual conditions , but also in terms of the distance from the equilibrium state ; the system seems to " aim " at an equilibrium to be reached only in the future . Or else , the happen- ings may be expressed ...
... expressed not only in terms of actual conditions , but also in terms of the distance from the equilibrium state ; the system seems to " aim " at an equilibrium to be reached only in the future . Or else , the happen- ings may be expressed ...
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... expressed in the vernacular would acquire the unambiguous and exact expression possible only in mathematical language . The Unity of Science We may summarize the main results of this presentation as follows : ( a ) The analysis of ...
... expressed in the vernacular would acquire the unambiguous and exact expression possible only in mathematical language . The Unity of Science We may summarize the main results of this presentation as follows : ( a ) The analysis of ...
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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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