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System analysis belongs to the category of scientific phenomena that cause numerous debates on a great number of problems. Nevertheless, till now there have been no generally recognized solutions to some of them. Still, you can find fundamental variances in the interpretation of many basic and practically important notions and definitions, such as subject of investigation/analysis, system, systemness, complexity, system approach, and system problem in particular. Thus, we consider it is necessary to analyze well-known interpretations of the concepts mentioned above and offer and justify our version of their definitions.

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(2007). Basic Notions of System Analysis. In: System Analysis: Theory and Applications. Data and Knowledge in a Changing World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48880-4_2

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