block cellular automaton

English

Noun

block cellular automaton (plural block cellular automata or block cellular automatons)

1. (cellular automata) A cellular automaton in which the grid is divided into distinct blocks in a uniform pattern, with the blocks being shifted by a certain number of cells in each generation, and each block serving as the neighborhood for all cells contained within it.

Synonyms

• partitioning cellular automaton

See also

• Margolus neighborhood