What is an algorithm?
A set of procedures consisting of a finite number of rules,
which define a succession of operations for the solution of a given problem. In this way, an algorithm is a finite sequence
explicit, elementary instructions described in an exact, complete yet general
manner.
What is Computation?
Is the processing of information and interactions between
elements which constitute a specific environment, the pivotal word being
interactions. Computation provides a framework for negotiating and influencing the
interrelation of these data sets of information, with the capacity to generate
complex order, form and structure.
What is an Open System?
An open system is defined as a system in exchange of matter
with its environment, presenting import and export, building up and breaking
down of its material components (Ludwig von Bertalanffy)
What is Generative Morphogenesis?
Natural Morphogenesis, the sequential biological events
which define the development of an organism from initial generation to mature
system, derives complex organisation, form and structure from the interaction
of system-intrinsic material capacities and external influences and forces.
All definitions from Computational Design Thinking (2011) Pages 10-29
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