Adaptation of linguistic laws to ecological models

Citation
P. Sastre-vazquez et al., Adaptation of linguistic laws to ecological models, KYBERNETES, 29(9-10), 2000, pp. 1306-1323
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
AI Robotics and Automatic Control
Journal title
KYBERNETES
ISSN journal
0368492X → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1306 - 1323
Database
ISI
SICI code
0368-492X(2000)29:9-10<1306:AOLLTE>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
It is known that a mathematical ecological model and, in general, a particu lar methodology of modelling, can be considered a literary text written in a formal mathematical language. In this context stylometric mathematical la ws such as Zipf's (range-frequency and number-frequency) can be applied to obtain information Parameters in different semantic levels within the same model. Adapts several of these laws and introduces new elements, lexic unit s, operating and separating units, to carry out several statistical analyse s upon two models or texts The estimated slopes in the regression equations obtained in the present work are compared with the results of previous pap ers where Mandelbrot's law was applied and comparisons between them are sho wn.