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Most large systems can be described in terms which imply that their viability is due to their ability to adapt to environmental changes. It is probably impossible to define adaptation in a way which is both rigorous and consistent with intuition. The same is true for other terms referring to the autonomous self-modification of systems, such as learning, self-optimization and self-organization.
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Andrew, A.M. (1978). Succinct Representation in Neural Nets and General 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_42
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