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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 ...
Contents
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
Approaches and Aims in Systems Science | 89 |
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