complex adaptive system

complex adaptive system
complex adaptive system UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION CAS)
a system such as a business or other organization that consists of many connected parts which should change as conditions change in order to succeed: »

Complex adaptive systems are open and dynamic; they continually adapt to new developments.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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