block cellular automaton

noun

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.

Similar
partitioning cellular automaton
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

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

plural block cellular automata · plural block cellular automatons

  1. cellular automataA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
partitioning cellular automaton
Cite this entry
APA

block cellular automaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20cellular%20automaton

MLA

“block cellular automaton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20cellular%20automaton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block cellular automaton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20cellular%20automaton.

Source: block cellular automaton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.