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cellular automaton

discrete model studied in computability theory, mathematics, physics, complexity science, theoretical biology and microstructure modeling
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cellular automaton

Summary

cellular automaton is a mathematical model[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of mathematical_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,181 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cellular automaton's instance of is recorded as mathematical model[3].
  • cellular automaton's instance of is recorded as physics term[4].
  • cellular automaton is a type of finite-state machine[5].
  • cellular automaton's Commons category is recorded as Cellular automata[6].
  • cellular automaton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cellular automata[7].
  • cellular automaton's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cellular-automata[8].
  • cellular automaton's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/cellular-automata[9].
  • cellular automaton's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/cellular-automata[10].
  • cellular automaton's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/cellular-automaton[11].
  • cellular automaton's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CA'}[12].
  • cellular automaton's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'A.C.'}[13].
  • cellular automaton's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'A.C.'}[14].
  • cellular automaton's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'КА'}[15].
  • cellular automaton's studied by is recorded as automata theory[16].
  • cellular automaton's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mathematical model[3] and physics term[4].

Why It Matters

cellular automaton ranks in the top 4% of mathematical_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,181 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

automata theory Georgios Sirakoulis John von Neumann Prasant Kumar Pattnaik

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mathworld id → CellularAutomaton
    Short name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CA'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'A.C.'}, {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'A.C.'} +1
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  2. 22d ago · ~2026-26073-00 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → finite-state machine
    Mathworld id → CellularAutomaton
    Instance of → —
    Studied by → automata theory
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2812]]: CellularAutomaton"
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