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A cornucopia of languages, formal and informal, have been, and are being, developed for describing dynamic system models. Such languages diversify according to disciplinary tradition and to intended application, reflecting particular viewpoints, constraints and conventions.
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Zeigler, B.P. (1978). Systems Theoretic Description: A Vehicle for Reconciling Diverse Modelling Concepts. In: Klir, G.J. (eds) Applied General Systems Research. NATO Conference Series, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0555-3_4
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