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Definition of Complex Adaptive System The next two sections of the paper need a "warning
to reader" label. They are filled with the new jargon of complexity science. Each new
term is a quick brush stroke in this primer but is explained in greater detail in other
sections of this resource kit. For the reader new to the field of complexity, read the
next two sections to get the overall sense of complexity science. You do not need to
understand every term at the outset to start the journey into understanding complexity. |
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Complex adaptive systems are ubiquitous. Stock markets, human bodies, forest ecosystems, manufacturing businesses,
immune systems and hospitals are all examples of CAS. What is a complex adaptive system
(CAS)? The three words in the name are each significant in the definition. 'Complex'
implies diversity - a great number of connections between a wide variety of elements. |
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