CURVE (Involving)
Charles François (2004). CURVE (Involving), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 782.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 782 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
A curve representing a long- or very long-term process, which includes more or less self-similar curves at medium and/or short term.
This notion was introduced by F. ZWICKY (1971) for use in forecasting.
It was however already implicit in K. WEIERSTRASS }'s renormalization \term{function. It has also be used by F. MEYER (1954) to emphasize the evolutive acceleration process.
The subject could be related to ergodicity, deterministic chaos and, possibly to a fractal concept of time.