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There's an entire field of deterministic mathematics called Chaos Theory, that pretty much encompasses what it says on the tin. It turns out that -innocent, si
by Kim_Bruning 3y ago
There's an entire field of deterministic mathematics called Chaos Theory, that pretty much encompasses what it says on the tin.
It turns out that -innocent, simple looking- finite state deterministic automata can actually be less predictable than the non-deterministic kind. (and it can get pretty wild! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2vgICfQawE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2vgICfQawE )
- HarHarVeryFunny 3y agoSure - not everything that looks random is random. How about Stephan Wolfram's finite automata "Rule 30" for another example. But anyways, neurons don't even APPEAR to be acting randomly - they appear to obeying the laws of chemistry, and behaving in meticulously studied and well understood ways.
- Kim_Bruning 3y agoDefinitely. It's the behavior an emergence level or two up that can appear to be quite chaotic again.