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The principle states that systems found in the natural world can perform computations up to a maximal (" universal") level of computational power .Most systems can attain this maximal level of computational power.

Systems, in principle, compute the same things as a computer. Computation is therefore simply a question of translating inputs and outputs from one system to another. Consequently, most systems are computationally equivalent . A example of this is the workings of the human brain. Another is the evolution of weather systems.

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