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Graph-Theoretical Representation of Systems and the Problem of Function

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The discussion in this chapter comprises the relationship between complexity and systems explaining that while the complexity is property, systems are real natural items. Construction of systems from the variously complex actualities by their mutual interconnections is explained through the graph-theoretical representations. The teleological structure of systems and their functions is discussed.

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  1. Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Vančik, H. (2024). Graph-Theoretical Representation of Systems and the Problem of Function. In: From Complexity to Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56136-8_6

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