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The present paper is an attempt to outline an abstract unitary theory of systems. In the introduction some of the previous abstract representations of systems are discussed. Also a possible connection of abstract representations of systems with a general theory of measure is proposed. Then follow some necessary definitions and authors' proposals for an axiomatic theory of systems. Finally some concrete examples are analyzed in the light of the proposed theory.
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Băianu, I., Marinescu, M. Organismic supercategories: I. Proposals for a general unitary theory of systems. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 30, 625–635 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476679
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