GROWTH (Differential)
Charles François (2004). GROWTH (Differential), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1482.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1482 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The various parts of a system may grow at different rates. As a result a very considerable variety of forms may appear.
D'Arcy W. THOMPSON (1916) showed that at any time the form of an object, an organism or an organization is the necessary result of the laws of its growth, until that moment. K. BOULDING expressed this as follows: “Anything which is growing uniformly will become a sphere. That which grows more rapidly in one direction will become long and that which grows more quickly on one side than on the other will twist into some sort of spiral” (1956, p.72).