The nature of language A definition: Language is human speech; the ability to communicate by this means; a system of vocal sounds and combinations of such sounds to which meaning is attributed, used for the expression or communication of thoughts and feelings; the written representation of such a system. (Webster's New World Dictionary)

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Topic 8 16.31 Feedback Control State-Space Systems What are state-space models? Why should we use them? How are they related to the transfer functions used in classical control design and how do we develop a state- space model?

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