BEHAVIOR (Line of)
Charles François (2004). BEHAVIOR (Line of), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 259.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 259 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “A succesion of states and time- intervals between them” (W.R. ASHBY, 1960, p.20).
ASHBY adds: “The first state in a line of behavior will be called the initial state. Two lines of behavior are equal if all the corresponding pairs of states are equal, and if all the corresponding pairs of time-intervals are equal” (p.243)
This is of course the basic condition for homomorphisms and isomorphisms between functional models.