nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging. (John Henry Holland)

nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging.

John Henry Holland

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