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A rule can manufacture a clock

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VISUAL EXAMINATION / LESSON OPENING

A rule can manufacture a clock

The question is retained before an explanation is adopted.

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Geometry supplies relations. A temporal update rule must be supplied separately.

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OBSERVATION TO BE CONSIDERED

A model can be defined by states and an ordered update rule. The update count can be used as its internal clock.

QUESTION TO BE CARRIED FORWARD

What would connect this count to seconds measured by a physical clock? Which prediction would distinguish this model from an alternative?

The arithmetic is valid. Its physical appointment remains pending.

NULL / No point yet

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No point. No distance. No clock. This is the starting place in the Archive account.

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0D / One point

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A point has no width, height or depth. The printed dot has size. A technical complaint has been filed with the printer.

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1D / One direction

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Two distinct points define a straight line. One coordinate specifies a position along it. [34]

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point A

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A B

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