HETERARCHY
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1518 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences, Methodology or model |
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This concept was introduced by W. Mc Template:Ency person who explained that the Template:Ency term among the Template:Ency term may be variable, and even contradictory.
Heterarchy can also be defined as a non-centrally distributed system of Template:Ency term with various interconnected focal Template:Ency term in a hierarchical Template:Ency term.
Heterarchy is quite different from the tree-like classical Template:Ency term. Not every Template:Ency term must be here taken or controlled by the top power. Moreover, many Template:Ency term, if not all, are multivalent and may, up to a point, play different Template:Ency term in the system and replace each other.
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