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Ultimately he adopts the definition of 'complexity science' as "the study of the phenomena which emerge from a collection of interacting objects." | Ultimately he adopts the definition of 'complexity science' as "the study of the phenomena which emerge from a collection of interacting objects." | ||
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| + | In [[software development]], [[cyclomatic complexity]] is a [[metric|metric]] used to indicate the complexity of a [[computer program]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:17, 5 September 2015
The term complexity is generally used to characterize something with many parts where those parts interact with each other in multiple ways.
The study of these complex linkages at various scales is the main goal of complex systems theory.
Discussion
There is no absolute definition of what complexity means, the only consensus among researchers is that there is no agreement about the specific definition of complexity.
In science, there are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are reflected in this article.
Neil Johnson admits that "even among scientists, there is no unique definition of complexity - and the scientific notion has traditionally been conveyed using particular examples..."
Ultimately he adopts the definition of 'complexity science' as "the study of the phenomena which emerge from a collection of interacting objects."
Cyclomatic complexity
In software development, cyclomatic complexity is a metric used to indicate the complexity of a computer program.
See also
External links
- Complexity @ Wikipedia
