STATE-DETERMINED BEHAVIOR
Charles François (2004). STATE-DETERMINED BEHAVIOR, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3185.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3185 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
G. PASK, reflecting ASHBY's views, writes: “A behavior is state determined if an observer, knowing the state at t, is able to predict the state at t+1 with certainty.” (1961, p.28).
He rephrases it thus: “a behavior is state-determined if X(t+1) depends in a unique fashion upon X(t) and, in the phase space, this means that the path describing a state determined behavior does not bifurcate”. (Ibid)
The contrary of state-determined behavior is thus chaotic behavior.