Natural System (glossary)

From SEBoK
Jump to navigation Jump to search

An Open system whose elements, boundary, and relationships exist independently of human control. Examples: the real number system, the solar system, planetary atmosphere circulation systems.

Source(s)

This definition was developed for the SEBoK version 0.5. Note to reviewers : If you are aware of a more authoritative definition, please provide this information in your review.

Discussion

This definition has been created for the SEBOK, based on the Systems Science definition.

See the Types of Systems topic.