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'''Transition''' can refer to:


- an [[transition (rule definition)|atomic component of a rulestring]], such as the [[outer-totalistic]] "B3" or the [[isotropic]] "S4j" -- specifying the state of a key cell and its neighbors, along with the future state of the key cell
- an [[transition (rule definition)|atomic component of a rulestring]], such as the [[outer-totalistic]] "B3" or the [[isotropic]] "S4j" -- specifying the state of a key cell and its neighbors, along with the future state of the key cell

Revision as of 16:37, 20 January 2025

Transition may refer to:

- an atomic component of a rulestring, such as the outer-totalistic "B3" or the isotropic "S4j" -- specifying the state of a key cell and its neighbors, along with the future state of the key cell

- one line from a transition table or similar CA rule definition

- a shortened form of transition rule

- an ordered pair (current cellstate, new cellstate). There are n^2 possible transitions in a n-state rule. If one requires the two cellstates to be different, like in the dictionary definition for 'transition', there are n^2-n such ordered pairs.