Principia Cybernetica Web (C)

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Author: Joslyn, Heylighen, Turchin,

Date: AUG 1992

Differentiation

(isa):metasystem transition

(has-properties): flexible, high-scale

(example): multi-cell organism, society

Synopsis: A flexible, high-scale metasystem transition. Under differentiation, both the variety and number of controlled subsystems increases. This is the "richest" case of a metasystem transition.