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epsilon-machine

noun

(computational mechanics) A deterministic automaton consisting of a system of causal states and the transitions between them, functioning as the smallest possible maximally predictive model of a stochastic process

The epsilon-machine is a mathematical model used in the study of complex systems.

意味（1）

(computational mechanics) A deterministic automaton consisting of a system of causal states and the transitions between them, functioning as the smallest possible maximally predictive model of a stochastic process

With a direct measure of an ε-machine’s complexity, the theory gives a computation-theoretic foundation to the notions of model optimality and, most importantly, a measure of the computational complexity of estimated models.