13. A CAS is
• A collection of relatively similar and
partially connected micro-structures
• Formed in order to adapt to the
changing environment
• To increase its survivability as a
macro-structure.
CAS DEFINITION
14. They are Complex in that
• They are dynamic network of
interactions
• Their relationships are not
aggregations of the individual static
entities
CAS DEFINITION
15. They are Adaptive in that
• The individual and collective
behaviors mutate
• They self-organize according to
change initiating events
CAS DEFINITION