>724687 Systeme und ihre Zustände

Systems and their states

A system  is something that is in one of several possible states  at a given time, such as a clock, whose states are the possible hand positions. Systems have a certain lifetime, they are created  and at some point dissolve  (perish) again.

A state  is a particular way  a particular system can be at a given time, for example, the position of the hands of a clock (the “hand state”, the “hand position”).

Practice questions

?   Practice question

Assign the two examples to one term each.

Examples

empty

fish tank

Terms

system

state

Questions from participants *

The definitions of "system" and "state" refer to each other. Aren't they circular  definitions then?

Yes, these terms are fundamental cannot be derived from other (more fundamental) terms. The “definitions” are therefore to be understood as implicit  definitions.