PATH DEPENDENCE
Charles François (2004). PATH DEPENDENCE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2485.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2485 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences |
The way future events and behavior become oriented by former events or decisions .
Some of these may even have been accidental or defined by random choice .
Interesting historical examples are the accounting technique, the metric system, the progressively universal use of some technical innovations as for ex. traffic lights, including their color code ; and the generalization of similar ideographic signs in airports and railway stations.
This is a logical result of system design oriented toward economy of resources and reduction of redundant learning .
See also
Ideograms