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A '''self-organizing system''' refers to a system that acquires new structure based upon the collective actions of a large number of autonomous subsystems.<ref name=Dressler/> In [[biology]], an example might be a termite nest or a bees' nest. In [[chemistry]] an example is the spontaneous generation of supramolecules by self-assembly from their components. In [[Systems theory (engineering)|systems theory]] an example is the ordering of massive numbers of individual computers via local interactions to achieve a global goal.<ref name=system/> | |||
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{{cite book |title=Self-Organization in Sensor and Actor Networks |author= Falko Dressler |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o3Sxo2Wv09IC&pg=PA3 |chapter=Chapter 1: Introduction to self-organization |pages=pp. 3 ''ff'' |isbn=0470028203 |year=2008 |publisher=J Wiley & Sons}} | |||
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A self-organizing system refers to a system that acquires new structure based upon the collective actions of a large number of autonomous subsystems.[1] In biology, an example might be a termite nest or a bees' nest. In chemistry an example is the spontaneous generation of supramolecules by self-assembly from their components. In systems theory an example is the ordering of massive numbers of individual computers via local interactions to achieve a global goal.[2]
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- ↑ Falko Dressler (2008). “Preface”, Self-Organization in Sensor and Actor Networks. J Wiley & Sons, p. xv. ISBN 0470028203.
- ↑ Falko Dressler (2008). “Chapter 1: Introduction to self-organization”, Self-Organization in Sensor and Actor Networks. J Wiley & Sons, pp. 3 ff. ISBN 0470028203.