“Standard examples of level hierarchies, some of which are also inclusion hierarchies, are: physico-chemical ( e.g. elementary particles –atoms – molecules); biological (e.g. cells – organs – individuals – species); economic
(individuals – working groups or departments – firms – national economies); linguistic (e.g. letters – words – phrases – sentences – paragraphs – texts.)”
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