Table 4 Relationships between the properties and the internal contradictions.

From: A contradiction-centered model for the emergence of swarm intelligence

Property

Internal contradictions (and their significance relation)

Wandering while carrying food

\(\:{c}_{2}\succcurlyeq\:{c}_{1}\)

Wandering while returning to a found food source

\(\:{c}_{2}\succcurlyeq\:{c}_{1}\)

Wandering while seeking new food sources

\(\:{c}_{1}\succcurlyeq\:{c}_{2}\)