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Rule 30

Rule 30 proper noun: a one-dimensional binary cellular automaton rule displaying aperiodic, chaotic behaviour.

Proper noun

Rule 30

  1. A one-dimensional binary cellular automaton rule displaying aperiodic, chaotic behaviour.

Origin of Rule 30

So named because 30 is the smallest Wolfram code that describes its rule set.

Questions about Rule 30

What does Rule 30 mean?
Rule 30 means a one-dimensional binary cellular automaton rule displaying aperiodic, chaotic behaviour.
What part of speech is Rule 30?
Rule 30 is a proper noun.

Words near Rule 30 in the dictionary

  1. Ruland
  2. Rulands
  3. rule
  4. Rule 110
  5. Rule 184
  6. Rule 30
  7. rule 34
  8. Rule 43
  9. Rule 62
  10. Rule 63
  11. Rule 90

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Rule 30 (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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