system as a whole

Alexander’s term for a system of interactive forces; a parallel to the interpretation of form as a diagram of forces.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

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system
related_to
The regulated entity or process; includes air traffic, endocrine balances, money flows.

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

systemsconcept0.846
Represented by wires in process theory; the objects that processes act upon
System of Patterns as a Wholeconcept0.821
The requirement that a pattern language must emanate as a whole from a situation and form a coherent complete system, not just a list of isolated solutions
The wholeconcept0.786
The overarching coherence and unity that must be enhanced at every step; the target of all living process.
Living system as individual organismconcept0.786
The basis of the standard biological definition of life, centered on the individual organism.
Programming Systemconcept0.783
Defined as an integrated and complete set of tools sufficient for creating, modifying, and executing programs, including notations, facilities, and interfaces—broader than programming languages alone.
System Imageconcept0.781
The projected model from the system that conveys the design model to users, as per Norman.
Price systemconcept0.774
Identified as the cognitive glue of the economy; serves as generic template for all cognitive glues
open systemsconcept0.771
Computational systems that interact with an environment; seen as the natural object of information dynamics.