SYSTEM (Description)
Charles François (2004). SYSTEM (Description), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3351.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3351 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
G. KLIR proposes the following conditions as needed for a satisfactory description (in his word “definition”) of any system:
- “1. It should be based on characteristics traits which we assume to be completely known.
- “2. It should be based only on constant traits, since we do not want to consider a change of temporary traits as a change of the system.
- “3.It should be based only on those traits by means of which it is possible to determine all the other (secondary) constant traits; i.e., the definition must neither be overdetermined, nor underdetermined” (1965, p.32).
These conditions are important for KLIR's reconstructability analysis.