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Elementary CA 42
Rule 42
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