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Proem: The Model

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A developmental system, in the most general sense, is a set of ordered, oriented elements — the components — which changes in time.

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Węgrzyn, S., Gille, JC., Vidal, P. (1990). Proem: The Model. In: Developmental System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3438-8_1

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