TRANSITION
Charles François (2004). TRANSITION, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3620.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3620 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
The process of passing from one state to another.
W.R. ASHBY states that a transition “is represented by a pair of states, one at time t and one at the specified time later” (1960, p.248).
A series of transitions generally corresponds to the trajectory of some variable.