Adaptation can be considered as a characteristic of the behavior of an individual or a group. Adaptation can be: - progressive;
the adaptive ability of a system to intensify activity in new conditions. For example, when switching from mode to mode or from one level of control to another, the system exhibits predictive adaptability if, in the process of collecting information, it is focused on the nature of the upcoming change.
Adaptation is the quality (indicator) of the system’s performance of tasks in changing conditions.
Types of adaptations: - ecology of plants and animals; - social adaptation; - thinking; etc. Adaptability is a measure of the “coincidence” of the real situation with the predicted one. As a special case of adaptation - the fitness of objects. Examples: flower coloring as an adaptation; annelids adapt to food extraction. Approaches to analysis: from the standpoint of the behavior of the organism, its organization at different levels. From the perspective of the organization: an open system. Synthetic essence of a phenomenon (emer principle