State (Snapshot)
A state of a system (snapshot) is a complete description of all relevant variables, properties, and conditions that characterize the system at a specific moment in time.
Note: Not to be confuse with State as in (Polity).
Note: This concept of state should not be confused with State in the sense of a political entity (polity). In systems theory, the state of a system at a particular moment is simply the set of values that fully captures its current condition.
QA:
- How to capture the current instance of a social region?
- Which are the limits of describing the instance at time \(t\) of the social region?
- How to evaluate the relevance of variables?