Complexity

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Definition

A causal chain with many intervening variables and feedback loops that do not allow the understanding or prediction of the system’s behaviour on the basis of each component’s behaviour.

Source

Aven, T. (2019). The science of risk analysis: Foundation and practice, Routledge, 330 pp, ISBN 9780367139223

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