System

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Preferred Term System
Definition A coherent set of essential components that mutually influence each other and that form an integrated whole.
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Explanation In Systems Thinking, two fundamental rules apply:
  • A system is composed of essential components that, on themselves, cannot do what the system does.
  • The performance of a system can only be improved by the integrated improvement of all essential components.
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