Cascading Discontinuity Sets
- Cascading Discontinuity Sets
A Cascading Discontinuity Set is a term related to Wild Cards and applied in foresight and risk management areas. It attempts to define a series of smaller, seemingly disconnected events that merge over time leading to a Wild Card like result.
Sources:
* Barber MP (2004, 2006) 'Wildcards - Signals from a Future near You'; Journal of future Studies Vol 11 No1; Tamkang University
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Wild card (Foresight research) — In decision theory, wild cards refer to low probability, high impact events. This concept may be introduced into anticipatory decision making activity in order to increase the ability of organisations adapt to surprises arising in turbulent… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Scattering parameters — or S parameters are properties used in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and communication systems engineering describing the electrical behavior of linear electrical networks when undergoing various steady state stimuli by small… … Wikipedia
Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… … Universalium