CELLULAR AUTOMATON

Domain	Definition
Computing	Cellular automaton (CA, plural "- automata") A regular spatial lattice of "cells", each of which can have any one of a finite number of states. The state of all cells in the lattice are updated simultaneously and the state of the entire lattice advances in discrete time steps. The state of each cell in the lattice is updated according to a local rule which may depend on the state of the cell and its neighbors at the previous time step. Each cell in a cellular automaton could be considered to be a finite state machine which takes its neighbours' states as input and outputs its own state. The best known example is J.H. Conway's game of Life. FAQ (http://alife.santafe.edu/alife/topics/cas/ca-faq/ca-faq.html). Usenet newsgroups: news:comp.theory.cell-automata, news:comp.theory.self-org-sys. (1995-03-03). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Math	Usually a two-dimensional organization of simple finite state machines whose next state depends on their own state and the states of their eight closest neighbors. In general the machines may be arranged in meshes of higher or lower dimension, have larger neighborhoods, or be arbitrarily complex processors. (references)
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Commercial Usage: CELLULAR AUTOMATON

Domain	Title
Books	Cellular Automaton Modeling of Biological Pattern Formation (reference) Mutual Synchronization in a Network of Digital Clocks As the Key Cellular Automaton Mechanism of Nature: Computational Model of Fundamental Physics (reference) (more book examples)
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Anagrams: CELLULAR AUTOMATON

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Alternative Orthography: CELLULAR AUTOMATON

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