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31Control theory — For control theory in psychology and sociology, see control theory (sociology) and Perceptual Control Theory. The concept of the feedback loop to control the dynamic behavior of the system: this is negative feedback, because the sensed value is… …
32Information Routing Group — An Information Routing Group (or IRG ) is one of a semi infinite set of similar interlocking and overlapping groups each IRG containing a group of ( maybe 3 to 200) individuals (IRGists) and each IRG loosely sharing a particular common interest;… …
33Functional decomposition — refers broadly to the process of resolving a functional relationship into its constituent parts in such a way that the original function can be reconstructed (i.e., recomposed) from those parts by function composition. In general, this process of …
34Cluster analysis — The result of a cluster analysis shown as the coloring of the squares into three clusters. Cluster analysis or clustering is the task of assigning a set of objects into groups (called clusters) so that the objects in the same cluster are more… …
35History of evolutionary thought — This article is about the history of evolutionary thought in biology. For the history of evolutionary thought in the social sciences, see Sociocultural evolution. For the history of religious discussions, see History of the creation evolution… …
36Feature Oriented Programming — (FOP) or Feature Oriented Software Development (FOSD) is a general paradigm for program synthesis in software product lines. FOSD arose out of layer based designs of network protocols and extensible database systems in the late 1980s cite web |… …
37Diffusion of innovations — The diffusion of innovations according to Rogers. With successive groups of consumers adopting the new technology (shown in blue), its market share (yellow) will eventually reach the saturation level. In mathematics the S curve is known as the… …
38Outline (summary) — An outline is a list[1] of the main features of a given topic, often used as a rough draft or summary of the content of a document.[2] A hierarchical outline is a list arranged to show hierarchical relationships, and is a type of tree structure.… …
39Finite state machine — A finite state machine (FSM) or finite state automaton (plural: automata ) or simply a state machine, is a model of behavior composed of a finite number of states, transitions between those states, and actions. A finite state machine is an… …
40Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… …
