Definition of Automaton. Meaning of Automaton. Synonyms of Automaton

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Definition of Automaton

Automaton
Automaton Au*tom"a*ton, n.; pl. L. Automata, E. Automatons. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See Mean, v. i.] 1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley. So great and admirable an automaton as the world. --Boyle. These living automata, human bodies. --Boyle. 2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.

Meaning of Automaton from wikipedia

- An automaton (/ɔːˈtɒmətən/ ; pl.: automata or automatons) is a relatively self-operating machine, or control mechanism designed to automatically follow...
- of automaton. This automaton consists of states (represented in the figure by circles) and transitions (represented by arrows). As the automaton sees...
- A cellular automaton (pl. cellular automata, abbrev. CA) is a discrete model of com****tion studied in automata theory. Cellular automata are also called...
- In automata theory, a permutation automaton, or pure-group automaton, is a deterministic finite automaton such that each input symbol permutes the set...
- Look up automaton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An automaton is a self-operating machine. Automaton may also refer to: An automaton, an abstract...
- automaton (DFA)—also known as deterministic finite acceptor (DFA), deterministic finite-state machine (DFSM), or deterministic finite-state automaton...
- In computer science, a deterministic automaton is a concept of automata theory where the outcome of a transition from one state to another is determined...
- com****tion, a branch of theoretical computer science, a pushdown automaton (PDA) is a type of automaton that employs a stack. Pushdown automata are used in theories...
- A finite-state machine (FSM) or finite-state automaton (FSA, plural: automata), finite automaton, or simply a state machine, is a mathematical model of...
- Muller automaton is a type of an ω-automaton. The acceptance condition separates a Muller automaton from other ω-automata. The Muller automaton is defined...