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self-organized criticality
A mathematical theory that describes how systems composed of many interacting parts can tune themselves toward dynamical behavior that is critical in the sense that it is neither stable nor unstable but at a region near a phase transition.
Related entries
• edge of chaos• self-organization
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• CHAOS, COMPLEXITY, AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS• SYSTEMS THEORY
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