(definition)
Definition: A function of the current state and input giving the next state of a finite state machine or Turing machine.
Note: This defines the set of transitions.
Author: PEB
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Paul E. Black, "transition function", from
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures, Paul E. Black, ed.,
NIST.
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