STRUCTURAL CLASS
Charles François (2004). STRUCTURAL CLASS, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3223.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3223 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “A set of two or more objects (X) or environments (X-) that have one or more structural properties in common” (R.L. ACKOFF & F.E. EMERY, 1972, p.18).
ACKOFF and EMERY state: “Thus structure is a general concept applicable to geometric, kinematic and mechanical properties, and to any properties that can be expressed as functions of them” (Ibid).
In other words it is a powerful source of isomorphies.