A complex system, argues Philippe Binder of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, is one with an inner conflict. Conflicting tendencies built into the system won’t let the tendencies settle into a steady state.
Another perspective on complex systems is that their fundamental attribute is that they behave differently on different scales.
The third form of complexity people often talk about is computational complexity.
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