RESPONSE of a system
Charles François (2004). RESPONSE of a system, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2869.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2869 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
- “… a system event for which another event that occurs to the same system or to its environment is necessary but not sufficient” (R.L. ACKOFF, 1972).
ACKOFF states: “Thus a response is an event of which the system itself is a coproducer”. He gives an example in order to distinguish a response from a simple reaction: “… a person's turning on a light when it gets dark is a response to darkness, but the light's going on when the switch is turned: a reaction” (Ibid).