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MiS Preprint
29/1998
On the notion of complexity
Jürgen Jost
Abstract
We propose a new dynamic notion of complexity that can be used as a quantitative measure for the categorizing capacity of gradient type and other dynamical systems. Applications to the evaluation of the complexity of texts and cognitive systems are discussed.
