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Agent-Based Modeling
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Developed byJohn Holland
Use casemodeling complex systems through autonomous agent interactions
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System Dynamics
Based oncellular automata theory
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Agent-Based Modeling

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Computational modeling approach using autonomous agents to study complex systems and emergent phenomena.

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