- Potential Complexity - a measure of complexity which takes into account:
- The number of kinds of components
- The number of kinds of possible interactions between all combinations of component types
- The number of objects of each type of component contained within the boundary of the system.
- Realized Complexity - a measure of complexity regarding how the parts are organized, connected, and function together.
- It is a challenge for systems science to figure out, with hindsight, the process of transforming, evolving connectivity that has brought about a realized complexity of a system
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