Difference between revisions of "Black-Box System (glossary)"
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| − | <blockquote>''A device, system or object which can be viewed solely in terms of its input, output and transfer characteristics without any knowledge of its internal workings, that is, its implementation is "opaque" (black).'' (Ashby 1956)</blockquote> | + | <blockquote>''A device, [[System (glossary)|system]] or object which can be viewed solely in terms of its input, output and transfer characteristics without any knowledge of its internal workings, that is, its implementation is "opaque" (black).'' (Ashby 1956)</blockquote> |
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| − | Ashby, W R. 1956. ''Introduction to Cybernetics''. "Chapter 11" London, UK: Wiley. | + | Ashby, W R. 1956. ''Introduction to Cybernetics''. "Chapter 11" London, UK: John Wiley & Sons. |
===Discussion=== | ===Discussion=== | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 16 September 2011
A device, system or object which can be viewed solely in terms of its input, output and transfer characteristics without any knowledge of its internal workings, that is, its implementation is "opaque" (black). (Ashby 1956)
Source(s)
Ashby, W R. 1956. Introduction to Cybernetics. "Chapter 11" London, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Discussion
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