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Rule 42

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Recorded

Wolfram elementary cellular automaton Rule 42

Among 256 elementary rules numbered 0–255, Rule 42 is one code. The number is a binary address, not a metaphysics.

What it supports

A standard Wolfram numbering of 3-bit neighborhood rules.

What it does not

Not ‘the universe runs on 42’.

ExactnessDesignation

Form42

Unitrule

Strengthhard

Source

Wolfram, A New Kind of Science · elementary CA numbering

Owner

The Book of 42