Glossary of Systems Theory - W

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• Weak emergence is a type of emergence in which the emergent property is reducible to its individual constituents.

• White box is a technical term for a device or system analyzed or tested based on knowledge of its internal structure (compare to Black box).

• Wholeness: In reference to systems, the condition in which systems are seen to be structurally divisible, but functionally indivisible wholes with emergent properties.