If living systems are machines, that they are physical autopoietic machines is trivially obvious: they transform matter into themselves in a manner such that the product of their operation is their own organization.
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Autopoietic
Synonyms for "autopoietic"
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German
1 entries- autopoietisch adj (pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis)
Portuguese
1 entries- autopoiético adj (pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis)
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