block cellular automaton in English

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        "(cellular automata) 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."
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"block cellular automaton" meaning in English

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