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1950 13 Jan. 25/1 Analysis shows that closed systems cannot behave equifinally.
1966 S. Beer xii. 288 It is possible to prove in cybernetics that if a system..is to maintain stability under disturbances not foreseen by the designer, it must behave ‘equifinally’.