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We use the word ‘complexity’ to refer to systems that are composed of different subordinate and superimposed components. And we call ’system’ a complex whole with functional interconnections between its parts and/or its origin, including specific structural and functional boundaries.
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Riedl, R. (1998). Dealing with Complex Systems or How to Decipher Language and Organisms. In: van de Vijver, G., Salthe, S.N., Delpos, M. (eds) Evolutionary Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1510-2_20
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