Complexity in science: Syntaxis versus semantics

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-40

  Arecchi, Fortunato Tito ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032450249     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852900005368     Document Type: Review

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