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Cellular automaton — A cellular automaton (plural: cellular automata) is a discrete model studied in computability theory, mathematics, theoretical biology and microstructure modeling. It consists of a regular grid of cells , each in one of a finite number of states … Wikipedia
Asynchronous cellular automaton — Cellular automata, as with other multi agent system models, usually treat time as discrete and state updates as occurring synchronously. The state of every cell in the model is updated together, before any of the new states influence other cells … Wikipedia
cellular automaton — noun 1. : a hypothetical computing machine that can reproduce itself 2. : an element in a computer simulation composed of semiautonomous interacting elements ; specifically : any of such elements that are visualized on a computer screen as square … Useful english dictionary
Block cellular automaton — The Margolus neighborhood for a two dimensional block cellular automaton. The partition of the cells alternates between the set of 2 × 2 blocks indicated by the solid blue lines, and the set of blocks indicated by the dashed red lines. A block… … Wikipedia
Movable cellular automaton — method Movable cellular automaton actively changed self neighbors by means switching neighbors state from linked to unlinked and vice versa (modeling of contact interaction) Method type Continuous/Discrete Discrete … Wikipedia
Cyclic cellular automaton — A one dimensional cyclic cellular automaton with n = 4, run for 300 steps from a random initial configuration. The cyclic cellular automaton is a cellular automaton rule developed by David Griffeath and studied by several other cellular automaton … Wikipedia
Garden of Eden (cellular automaton) — An orphan pattern in Conway s Game of Life, discovered by R. Banks in 1971.[1] … Wikipedia
Life-like cellular automaton — A cellular automaton (CA) is Life like (in the sense of being similar to Conway s Game of Life) if it meets the following criteria: The array of cells of the automaton has two dimensions. Each cell of the automaton has two states (conventionally… … Wikipedia
Quantum dot cellular automaton — Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (sometimes referred to simply as quantum cellular automata, or QCA) Any device designed to represent data and perform computation, regardless of the physics principles it exploits and materials used to build it, must … Wikipedia
Codd's cellular automaton — A simple configuration in Codd s cellular automaton. Signals pass along wire made of cells in state 1 (blue) sheathed by cells in state 2 (red). Two signal trains circulate around a loop and are duplicated at a T junction onto an open ended… … Wikipedia
