complex system

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000794",
  "term": "complex system",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A system in which there are non-trivial relationships between cause and effect: each effect may be due to multiple causes; each cause may contribute to multiple effects; causes and effects may be related as feedback loops, both positive and negative; and cause-effect chains are cyclic and highly entangled rather than linear and separable.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from Systems Engineering and System Definitions",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/complex-system/"
}