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... definite laws which can be discovered . The search for such laws is an expression of our faith in causality . Above all , the development of theoretical physics , from Newton and Maxwell through the present , represents simultaneously ...
... definite laws which can be discovered . The search for such laws is an expression of our faith in causality . Above all , the development of theoretical physics , from Newton and Maxwell through the present , represents simultaneously ...
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... definite mathematical proper- ties . Most of these revolve around the composition of mappings belonging to the category ; for instance , if ƒ : X Y and g : Y Z are continuous mappings , we know that there is a definite mapping gf : XZ ...
... definite mathematical proper- ties . Most of these revolve around the composition of mappings belonging to the category ; for instance , if ƒ : X Y and g : Y Z are continuous mappings , we know that there is a definite mapping gf : XZ ...
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... definite function of the time parameter t , and thus links a definite state of our system to each time instant t and every initial state ( x , ( to ) , .... X En ( to ) ) . We have also seen that , under very general conditions , the ...
... definite function of the time parameter t , and thus links a definite state of our system to each time instant t and every initial state ( x , ( to ) , .... X En ( to ) ) . We have also seen that , under very general conditions , the ...
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Natural and Formal Systems | 45 |
5535 | 73 |
The Modelling Relation | 89 |
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