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I don't know if this question comes under the umbrella of computer
science, philosophy or physics.  Maybe there's even an info theoretic
answer to it?

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> > What really does the term "computational process" encompass.  In its
> > broadest sense could it be applied to basically everything?
> 
> i am unsure of the exact defn but perhaps something which changes the state
> of some 'machine' from one to another. Even more generally, perhaps
> something which results in events occuring which have properties like state,
> input, and other parameters/attributes.
> 
> ..s.a

I doubt the term "computational process" should be restricted to a
machine, no matter how loosely you define a machine.  Natural systems
can perform computations.  Maybe a computational process is anything
that results in a _meaningful_ state transaction, even without input
and output? But then, what is considered meaningful?  I would say
random state transitions are not meaningful.

Alternatively, maybe a computational process is anything the results
in a decrease of entropy.  I hope someone else can jump in here with a
much better answer than I have attempted.