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... structure ( chain of compartments or a central compartment communicat- ing with a number of peripheral ones ) ... structural or topologic properties of systems , rather than quantitative relations . Some approaches are available in this ...
... structure ( chain of compartments or a central compartment communicat- ing with a number of peripheral ones ) ... structural or topologic properties of systems , rather than quantitative relations . Some approaches are available in this ...
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... structure ( i.e. , order of parts ) and function ( order of processes ) may be the very same thing : in the physical world matter dissolves into a play of energies , and in the biological world structures are the expres- sion of a flow ...
... structure ( i.e. , order of parts ) and function ( order of processes ) may be the very same thing : in the physical world matter dissolves into a play of energies , and in the biological world structures are the expres- sion of a flow ...
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... structure , meaning that an arrangement of structures leads the 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 ...
... structure , meaning that an arrangement of structures leads the 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 ...
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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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allometric animal appears applied approach aspects atoms basic Bertalanffy biological CALIFORN catabolism causality cell characteristics chemical classical classical physics closed systems complex components consideration considered constant contrast cultural Cybernetics defined differential dynamic editor elements energy entities entropy equations equifinality equilibrium essentially evolution example existence experience expressed fact feedback fields formulation function game theory growth curves homeostasis important increase individual information theory interaction isomorphic kinetics language laws living organism living systems LOS ANGELES Lotka Ludwig von Bertalanffy machine mathematical means mechanisms mechanistic mental metabolic rate modern nature nervous system open systems organismic phenomena physics physiological possible present principle problems processes protein psychology psychophysical quantitative reaction reality regulation relations robot scientific sense similar so-called sociological specific steady structure symbolic system theory teleology theoretical theory of open thermodynamics tion UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES vitalistic weight whole world picture York