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Rule 110

Rule 110 proper noun: a simple cellular automaton, unusual in being Turing-complete, where each cell's value changes depending on its current value and those of two neighbouring cells.

Proper noun

Rule 110

  1. A simple cellular automaton, unusual in being Turing-complete, where each cell's value changes depending on its current value and those of two neighbouring cells.

Origin of Rule 110

The binary number sequence 01101110, summarising the rule, is equivalent to the decimal number 110. This is the rule's Wolfram code.

Questions about Rule 110

What does Rule 110 mean?
Rule 110 means a simple cellular automaton, unusual in being Turing-complete, where each cell's value changes depending on its current value and those of two neighbouring cells.
What part of speech is Rule 110?
Rule 110 is a proper noun.

Words near Rule 110 in the dictionary

  1. Rukun Negara
  2. rulable
  3. Ruland
  4. Rulands
  5. rule
  6. Rule 110
  7. Rule 184
  8. Rule 30
  9. rule 34
  10. Rule 43
  11. Rule 62

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