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... discussed this in terms of ' a coefficient of immediacy ' . This is the ratio of the increase in a variable ( such as information ) over a period , to its value at the end of that period . For instance , if the amount of information ...
... discussed this in terms of ' a coefficient of immediacy ' . This is the ratio of the increase in a variable ( such as information ) over a period , to its value at the end of that period . For instance , if the amount of information ...
Page 104
... discussed on p . 80 , you found that if you suddenly threw an extra bucket of water into one of the containers all the others went through a series of unexpected risings and fallings , before they settled down to their new values ...
... discussed on p . 80 , you found that if you suddenly threw an extra bucket of water into one of the containers all the others went through a series of unexpected risings and fallings , before they settled down to their new values ...
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... discussed in the section on growth , and also , because the number of children born this year affects the number of people who will be bearing children twenty years later , it involves many of the interactions of sequences and networks ...
... discussed in the section on growth , and also , because the number of children born this year affects the number of people who will be bearing children twenty years later , it involves many of the interactions of sequences and networks ...
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