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... structures . Perhaps the simplest kind of structure a complex system can have is a hierarchical chain of command , such as one finds in an army with its general at the top , its battalion commanders , company commanders , platoon ...
... structures . Perhaps the simplest kind of structure a complex system can have is a hierarchical chain of command , such as one finds in an army with its general at the top , its battalion commanders , company commanders , platoon ...
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... structure cannot be represented by a simple hierarchical tree diagram as in the drawing 4a.1 ; but , as we shall see , one can often show it as a somewhat modified tree . There are also other ways of making diagrams of these structures ...
... structure cannot be represented by a simple hierarchical tree diagram as in the drawing 4a.1 ; but , as we shall see , one can often show it as a somewhat modified tree . There are also other ways of making diagrams of these structures ...
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... structure of DNA , no one had considered the possibility that genetic material might not have a unitary structure , but might be made of two complementary parts . This was a quite novel idea , which led to extraordinary developments ...
... structure of DNA , no one had considered the possibility that genetic material might not have a unitary structure , but might be made of two complementary parts . This was a quite novel idea , which led to extraordinary developments ...
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