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6 Relation to other definitions of complexity

6.5 Kauffman's number of conflicting constraints


Kauffman
[17], is less concerned with complexity than with order, but introduces a working definition of complexity for the formal models of self-organisation he investigates. He uses complexity for the "number of conflicting constraints". This fits neatly into my above definition because it represents the difficulty of specifying a successful evolutionary walk given the constraints imposed.


What is Complexity? - The philosophy of complexity per se with application to some examples in evolution - 14 JUN 95
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