PATTERN
Charles François (2004). PATTERN, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2488.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2488 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics, Methodology or model |
- “…an aggregate of events or objects which will permit in some degree… guesses when the entire aggregate is not available for inspection” (G. BATESON, 1973, p.383).
The “aggregate” must be somehow ordered, i.e. have some systemics characteristics, because no pattern is possible without more or less regular interrelations between these events or objects. Or at least, some interrelations must be postulated by our brain, which does not necessarily means that they are a very good map of reality. Copernican and Newtonian cosmical patterns were more accurate than Ptolemaic ones, and Einsteinian ones still better.
E. LASZLO states that “… structures are pattern-conserving and… innovations, as well as external disturbances are pattern-transforming” (1974, p.35).