A system is an open set of complementary, interacting parts, with properties, capabilities and behaviours of the set emerging both from the parts and from their interactions to synthesize a unified whole.


Hitchins (1998. p. 195) cited in: Peter Stasinopoulos (2009) Whole System Design: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering. p. 27

Derek Hitchins Quotes

A system is an open set of complementary, interacting parts, with properties, capabilities and behaviours of the set emerging both from the parts and ...

A system is an open set of complementary, interacting parts, with properties, capabilities and behaviours of the set emerging both from the parts and ...

A system is an open set of complementary, interacting parts, with properties, capabilities and behaviours of the set emerging both from the parts and ...

A system is an open set of complementary, interacting parts, with properties, capabilities and behaviours of the set emerging both from the parts and ...