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Complex systems
Article By:
Crouse, William H. Formerly, Consulting Editor, Automotive Books, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, New York.
Last reviewed:2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB084310
The notion of complexity has been of interest for a very long time. However, there has been a relatively recent resurgence of interest in this topic. One reason is people's sense that the world has become more complex, perhaps due to globalization of the economy, increased high-profile terrorism, and even global warming. Everything seems more interconnected, just as we are all becoming more connected via information and communications technologies.
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