The relationship between three state space realizability conditions for nonlinear multi-input multi-output differential equations, formulated in terms of different mathematical tools, is studied. Moreover, explicit formulae are provided for calculating the differentials of the state coordinates which, in case the necessary and sufficient realizability conditions are satisfied, can be integrated to obtain the state coordinates. The main differences in comparison with the single-input single-output case are clarified.
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