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What does second-order term mean in a Cellular Automaton?



I read on second-order cellular automaton (wikipedia) that a second-order has two time-states, but does the definition of an order mean the number of time-variables that the function $f$ maps onto?



If we have two cells at time $t-1$ instead of three, and one cell at $t-2$, this is not a second-order cellular automaton? if yes, why is this so? It says all second order are reversible.



I ask because there are tons of ways to construct an Cellular Automaton, and therefore it is nice to know which terminology to use when describing the automaton.










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    What does second-order term mean in a Cellular Automaton?



    I read on second-order cellular automaton (wikipedia) that a second-order has two time-states, but does the definition of an order mean the number of time-variables that the function $f$ maps onto?



    If we have two cells at time $t-1$ instead of three, and one cell at $t-2$, this is not a second-order cellular automaton? if yes, why is this so? It says all second order are reversible.



    I ask because there are tons of ways to construct an Cellular Automaton, and therefore it is nice to know which terminology to use when describing the automaton.










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      What does second-order term mean in a Cellular Automaton?



      I read on second-order cellular automaton (wikipedia) that a second-order has two time-states, but does the definition of an order mean the number of time-variables that the function $f$ maps onto?



      If we have two cells at time $t-1$ instead of three, and one cell at $t-2$, this is not a second-order cellular automaton? if yes, why is this so? It says all second order are reversible.



      I ask because there are tons of ways to construct an Cellular Automaton, and therefore it is nice to know which terminology to use when describing the automaton.










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      What does second-order term mean in a Cellular Automaton?



      I read on second-order cellular automaton (wikipedia) that a second-order has two time-states, but does the definition of an order mean the number of time-variables that the function $f$ maps onto?



      If we have two cells at time $t-1$ instead of three, and one cell at $t-2$, this is not a second-order cellular automaton? if yes, why is this so? It says all second order are reversible.



      I ask because there are tons of ways to construct an Cellular Automaton, and therefore it is nice to know which terminology to use when describing the automaton.







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          Second order cellular automaton relay also on the layer at $t-2$ for pattern computation.



          As "neighborhood" in Second order term is the cell at the step $t -2$ respect the present state of the cell in $t -1$, and on those information will derive the final outcome of the same cell at $t+0$.






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            Second order cellular automaton relay also on the layer at $t-2$ for pattern computation.



            As "neighborhood" in Second order term is the cell at the step $t -2$ respect the present state of the cell in $t -1$, and on those information will derive the final outcome of the same cell at $t+0$.






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              Second order cellular automaton relay also on the layer at $t-2$ for pattern computation.



              As "neighborhood" in Second order term is the cell at the step $t -2$ respect the present state of the cell in $t -1$, and on those information will derive the final outcome of the same cell at $t+0$.






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                Second order cellular automaton relay also on the layer at $t-2$ for pattern computation.



                As "neighborhood" in Second order term is the cell at the step $t -2$ respect the present state of the cell in $t -1$, and on those information will derive the final outcome of the same cell at $t+0$.






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                Second order cellular automaton relay also on the layer at $t-2$ for pattern computation.



                As "neighborhood" in Second order term is the cell at the step $t -2$ respect the present state of the cell in $t -1$, and on those information will derive the final outcome of the same cell at $t+0$.







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