[The process of system design is]... consisting of the development of a sequence of mathematical models of systems, each one more detailed than the last.

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Source: A. Wayne Wymore (1970) Systems Engineering Methodology. Department of Systems Engineering, The University of Arizona, p. 14/2; As cited in… Read in full
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A. Wayne Wymore (1970) Systems Engineering Methodology. Department of Systems Engineering, The University of Arizona, p. 14/2; As cited in: J.C. Heckman (1973) Locating traveler support facilities along the interstate system--a simulation using general systems theory. p. 43.

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[The process of system design is]... consisting of the development of a sequence of mathematical models of systems, each one more detailed than the last.

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