PREDICTOR
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2614 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
A situation or setting which implies up to a point some future states of a system.
The concept has been used by R. ROSEN, who applies it to initial concentrations of some metabolites in a biosynthetic pathway. ROSEN understands that such a setting amounts to a preadaptation (1991a, p.544).
In any system, the present state, as well as its functional nature, implies definite limits to possible future transformations. It may for instance:
- absolutely preclude some
- make some others very improbable
- make others more or less probable.
- render some others unavoidable.
While in some cases the predictor defines quite precisely the future timing (chemical reactions), in others this prediction remains elusive (earthquakes, economic recessions).
See also
Percolation, Power laws, System (Composite)