COMPLEX PHENOMENON 2)
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P. CORNING describes as follows the attributes of a complex phenomenon:
1. A complex phenomenon consists of many parts (or items, of units, or attributes)
2. There are many relationships/interactions among the parts
3. The parts produce combined effects (synergies) that are not easily predicted and may often be novel, unexpected, even surprising. (1998b, p.30)
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- 1) General information
- 2) Methodology or model
- 3) Epistemology, ontology and semantics
- 4) Human sciences
- 5) Discipline oriented
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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science(2020).
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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science (2020). Title of the entry. In Charles François (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics (2). Retrieved from www.systemspedia.org/[full/url]
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