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The energy and raw material transformed by the system |
input |
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The process used by the system to convert raw materials or energy from the environment into products that are usable either the system itself or the environment |
throughput |
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The product or service which results from the system's throughput or processing of technical, social, financial, and human input |
output |
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information about some aspect of data or energy processing that can be used to evaluate and monitor the system and to guide it to more effective performance |
feedback |
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A system which is part of a larger system |
subsystem |
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neither system elements nor the system itself changes much over time in relation to the environment |
static system |
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The system constantly changes the environment and is changed by the environment |
dynamic system |
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fixed, automatic relationships among system components and no give or take with the environment |
closed system |
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interacts with the environment trading energy and raw material for goods and services produced by the system |
open systems |
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the line or point where the system or subsystem can be differentiated from its environment or from other subsystems |
boundary |
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the overall purpose for existence or the desired outcomes |
goal |
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the tendency for a system to develop energy and order over time |
entropy |
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the tendency of system to lose energy and dissolve into chaos |
negentropy |
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the activities and processes used to evaluate input, throughput, and output in order to make corrections |
control or cybernation |
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objectives can be achieved with varying inputs and in different ways |
equifinality |
