Chapter 9
Systems Approach to Industrial Information Integration
9.1 Complexity
Complexity is a complex multiplicity of elements/relations among objects. There are two perspectives on studying complexity. One school considers that there currently exist no unified definitions of complexity; as such, complexity has various meanings. Despite this, however, in several scientific fields, complexity has a relatively defined meaning. Some of these disciplines include mathematics, information theory, systems science and engineering (SSE), and software engineering. The other school considers that complexity science has already been established as it attempts to study the nature of complex systems, including complex adaptive systems. Complexity exists ...
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