REACTION of a system
Charles François (2004). REACTION of a system, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2732.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2732 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
- “A system event that is deterministically caused by another event” (R.L. ACKOFF, 1972).
The causal event is thus necessary, but also sufficient to produce the change of state. In such cases, the behavior of the system is strictly passive: it has no possibility to modify it, i.e. it is in a no autonomous situation.