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This paper is an extension of the research on the problem of structure identification as introduced by Klir [1976] and later more broadly developed by Klir and Uyttenhove [1976a, 1976b, 1977]. A hierarchy of epistemological levels of systems emerged as a fundamental conceptual framework to this research. Briefly stated, the lowest level 0 describes systems which are basically defined as sources of observable data. The term source systems was chosen for these systems [Klir, 1976]. Systems defined at different higher epistemological levels are distinguished from one another by the amount of knowledge regarding the variables of the source system.
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Uyttenhove, H.J.J. (1978). Metasystem Identification: A Procedure for Detection and Structural Composition in Time Dependent Systems. 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_11
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