Complexity and scientific modelling

Foundations of Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 379-390

  Edmonds, Bruce ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Learning; Modelling; Noise; Simplicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444464600     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011383422394     Document Type: Article

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