On the notion of complexity

Jürgen Jost

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Submission date: 06. Jul. 1998
Pages: 17
published in: Theory in biosciences, 117 (1998) 2, p. 161-171 
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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.