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Article #2174Re: What exactly is a "computational process"?
From: sachi
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 12:47
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 12:47
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> If someone asks for the definition of "cow" we can assume the most obvious context and give >the barnyard > animal definition. But the context of "computational process" is not so obvious. It would have >different > meanings in computer science, biology, or just general philosophy. So if the person asking the >question > really wants a meaningful answer, he has to narrow the scope somewhat. If we use the term 'computational process' to describe something in context 'X', whatever it maybe related to [bio/phys/etc] is it possible to 'translate the context' into some kind of machine? So there is always the injection Contexts->Some-Machine....the machine being described by automatons etc? ..sachi
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