In technical terms, systems on the edge of chaos are said to be in a state of "self-organised criticality".

专业地来说，在混乱边缘的系统被称为是在“自我组织的临界状态”。

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Like Rabin, he promoted peace, but with an edge: Our people do not consider that exercising the right to self-determination could violate the rights of their neighbors or infringe on their security.

像拉宾一样，他提倡和平，不过语气尖锐：“我们的人民并不认为行使自决权会侵犯他们邻国的权益，或侵害邻国的安全。”

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Typically, fighter aircraft operate in the forward-edge of the battlespace with self-protection sensors.

通常情况下，战斗机依靠自我保护传感器在战场正面作战。

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Jeff Probyn, who played in the 1991 final loss to Australia, says rugby "teeters on the edge of violence and the self-control is part of that".

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Our self-reliant ethic prevents our communalism from dulling our competitive edge.

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There is also a danger that the market may turn its fears into a self-fulfilling prophecy by starving needy companies of cash and forcing them over the edge.

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