cellular automaton

== English == === Noun === cellular automaton (plural cellular automata or cellular automatons) (computing theory) An automaton consisting of cells arranged in a regular grid, in one or more dimensions. Each application of an associated rule creates a new generation, where the cells have a new configuration of values. Synonym: CA (initialism) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === cellular automaton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia