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Computers are (with a couple caveats) deterministic, so I think the better analogy would be to say that it's the same as saying that "computers are just state m
by ImprobableTruth 3y ago
Computers are (with a couple caveats) deterministic, so I think the better analogy would be to say that it's the same as saying that "computers are just state machines".
But this is a bit nitpicky. The core idea is of course conveyed either way, that yes, this very abstract model does describe it while also completely missing that the magic is in how it's done.
- gary_0 3y agoIf I can continue the nitpickery, plenty of computer algorithms are deterministic but also pseudorandom--including Markov chains. Only when the randomness is outside your control are things truly non-deterministic. A simulation with many possible outcomes is still deterministic if you get to choose the "seed". In other words, statistical permutations are deterministic if you control all the input variables (in terms of computer science; physics is another story).