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... increase in the volume of information is that information is very rapidly rendered obsolete by the discovery of new facts . De Solla Price has discussed this in terms of ' a coefficient of immediacy ' . This is the ratio of the increase ...
... increase in the volume of information is that information is very rapidly rendered obsolete by the discovery of new facts . De Solla Price has discussed this in terms of ' a coefficient of immediacy ' . This is the ratio of the increase ...
Page 66
... increases is the number of units of weight or units of measurement . In discussing the basic ideas about growth there is ... increase is directly proportional to the size we shall have the equation dx dt = kx , where k is the constant of ...
... increases is the number of units of weight or units of measurement . In discussing the basic ideas about growth there is ... increase is directly proportional to the size we shall have the equation dx dt = kx , where k is the constant of ...
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... increase pollution . An increase in the number of people demands more food , but the provision of more foodstuffs may in the first place tend to increase the rate of population growth . We are in fact confronted with a complex system ...
... increase pollution . An increase in the number of people demands more food , but the provision of more foodstuffs may in the first place tend to increase the rate of population growth . We are in fact confronted with a complex system ...
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