He called these systems dissipative systems, because they are formed and maintained by the dissipative processes that exchange energy between the system and its environment, and because they disappear if that exchange ceases.
Nazvao je te sustave raspršenim/rastresenim sustavima jer su oni formirani i ustanovljeni rasipnim procesom izmjene energije između pojedinog sustava i njegove okoline i zato što oni nestaju ako se izmjena prekine.