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CLOSED SYSTEM
an isolated system having no interaction with an
environment. (Von Bertalanffy, p.3)
a system whose BEHAVlor is entirely explainable from within, a system without input. Systems may be variously closed to matter/ENERGY, to information, and/or to organization. Systems closed to energy are autark, systems closed to information are independent, and systems closed to organization are autonomous (see autonomy). Biological organisms are largely closed to organization, the latter being specified by the dna at the point of inception. The output has nothing to do with whether a system is closed. Systems without output are non-knowable through observation from the outside (see open system). (Krippendorff)
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