Difference between revisions of "Open System (glossary)"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "<center>'''SEBoK v. 1.9.1, released 16 October 2018'''</center>" to "<center>'''SEBoK v. 2.0, released 1 June 2019'''</center>") |
(Text replacement - "\[\[\s*([^]]*)\s*\(glossary\)\s*\|\s*([^]]+)\]\]" to "{{Term|$1 (glossary)|$2}}") |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | <blockquote>''A | + | <blockquote>''A {{Term|System (glossary)|system}} which exchanges inputs and outputs with its {{Term|Environment (glossary)|environment}}. (von Bertalanffy 1968)</blockquote> |
===Source=== | ===Source=== | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 2 October 2019
A
Source
von Bertalanffy, L. 1968. General system theory: Foundations, development, applications, Revised ed. New York, NY: Braziller.
Discussion
Open system theory considers an organism as a complex entity composed of many parts with an overall integrity, co-existing in an environment. In an open system the organisms structure is maintained, or adapts, through a continual exchange of energy and information with its environment.