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

4 Some concepts related to complexity


Before I consider what complexity is, I would like to talk about some ideas that surround the concept. All of these have some connection with complexity but would make for very weak definitions of it. Examining these cases will help motivate and illustrate my definition of complexity (in
Section 5).

4.1 - Size
4.2 - Ignorance
4.3 - Minimum description size
4.4 - Variety
4.5 - Order and disorder

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