A SystemA set of Components that are formally related together by a ... Click for more consisting of a large number of dynamically interacting ComponentsA generic term for the uniquely identifiable elements, build... Click for more (EntitiesA specific institution, company or natural person that can b... Click for more, elements and/or agents) which adapt and evolve over time in response to their environment and the interactions between them.
CAS are characterised by their dynamic and nonlinear behaviour, where the behaviour of the whole system is in no way explainable as the sum of the individual Components.