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the minimal amount of complexity a biological system may exhibit while still maintaining its primary function
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Irreducible complexity — This article covers irreducible complexity as used by those who argue for intelligent design. For information on irreducible complexity as used in Systems Theory, see Irreducible complexity (Emergence). Irreducible complexity (IC) is an argument… … Wikipedia
Irreducible — may be used to refer to many different things.* In mathematics, the term irreducible is used in many different, unrelated fields; its use often follows from the denotative meaning of the word irreducible . *irreducible (philosophy) * Irreducible… … Wikipedia
irreducible — [[t]ɪ̱rɪdju͟ːsɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Irreducible things cannot be made simpler or smaller. [FORMAL] ...the irreducible complexity of human life. Ant: reducible … English dictionary
Complexity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Complexity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 complexity complexity Sgm: N 1 complexness complexness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 complexus complexus Sgm: N 1 complication complication implication Sgm: N 1 intricacy … English dictionary for students
complexity — /keuhm plek si tee/, n., pl. complexities for 2. 1. the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life. 2. something complex: the complexities of foreign policy. [1715 25; COMPLEX + ITY] * * * ▪ scientific theory… … Universalium
Irreducible (philosophy) — The principle of Irreducibility, in philosophy, has the sense that a complete account of an entity will not be possible at lower levels of explanation and which has novel properties beyond prediction and explanation. Another way to state this is… … Wikipedia
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