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A system is self-sustaining (or self-sufficient) if it can maintain itself by independent effort. The system self-sustainability is: # the degree at which the system can sustain itself without external support # the fraction of time in which the system is self-sustaining Self-sustainability is considered one of the "ilities" and is closely related to sustainability and availability. In the economics literature, a system that has the quality of being self-sustaining is also referred to as an autarky. ==Formal definition== 1. Let be a random variable that denotes the steady state number of external entities on which the system depends. Let be the probability that the system depends on external entities, . Then, the system self-sustainability, , is . 2. Let be the expected time during which the system is self-sustaining from time 0 up to time . Then, the system self-sustainability is the steady state fraction of time in which it is self-sustaining, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Self-sustainability」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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