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Within the framework of info-computationalism, morphological computation is described as fundamental principle for all natural computation (information processing).
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Dodig-Crnkovic, G. (2012). Info-computationalism and Morphological Computing of Informational Structure. In: Simeonov, P., Smith, L., Ehresmann, A. (eds) Integral Biomathics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28111-2_10
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