CYCLE TIME (Endogenous)
Charles François (2004). CYCLE TIME (Endogenous), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 808.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 808 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “The time taken for a system to complete a cycle of characteristic behavior” (T.F.H. ALLEN & T.B. STARR,.1982, p.267)
ALLEN and STARR give as an example a single heartbeat and they comment: “The endogenous cycle time determines the time taken for a holon to return to its equilibrium behavior after being influenced by an external signal. This is sometimes called the relaxation time, an alternative criterion for arranging holons in hierarchies” (p.37).