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cellular automata

cellular automata is the plural of cellular automaton.

Meaning of cellular automaton

Noun

cellular automaton (plural cellular automata or cellular automatons)

  1. An automaton consisting of cells arranged in a regular grid, in one or more dimensions. Each application of an associated rule creates a new generation, where the cells have a new configuration of values.
    • Or maybe just taking some precautions when setting up the division scheme for a particular cellular automaton might be good enough in other cases, depending on how dynamic and non-homogeneous the behavior over the grid will be.1989 March 21, Dave Hiebeler, “Fast LIFE (was: Re: summing 9-cell neighborhoods)”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    CA

Questions about cellular automata

What is cellular automata the plural of?
Cellular automata is the plural of cellular automaton.

Words near cellular automata in the dictionary

  1. Celluccis
  2. cellucotton
  3. cellula
  4. cellulae
  5. cellular
  6. cellular automata
  7. cellular automaton
  8. cellular automatons
  9. cellular data
  10. cellular debris
  11. cellular glass insulation

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