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Since the sixteenth century there have been two main paradigms in the methodology of doing science. The first one is referred to as “the experimental” paradigm. During an experiment we observe, measure, and quantify natural phenomena in order to solve a specific problem, answer a question, or to decide whether a hypothesis is true or false. The second paradigm is known as “the theoretical” paradigm. A theory is generally understood as a fundamental, for instance logical and/or mathematical explanation of an observed natural phenomenon. Theory can be supported or falsified through experimentation.
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Hoekstra, A.G., Kroc, J., Sloot, P.M. (2010). Introduction to Modeling of Complex Systems Using Cellular Automata. In: Kroc, J., Sloot, P., Hoekstra, A. (eds) Simulating Complex Systems by Cellular Automata. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12203-3_1
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