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Generalizations of the Concept of Complexity

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In this chapter, the new representation of complexity of an actual entity is proposed. The complex subject appears as a point within the “complexity space” in which the “coordinates” stand for the three components of complexity: synchronic, diachronic, and combinatorial.

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Vančik, H. (2024). Generalizations of the Concept of Complexity. In: From Complexity to Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56136-8_5

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