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mealy machine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
mealy -ma-chine
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A finite-state machine whose output values are determined by both its current state and its current inputs.

Etymology

Named after George H. Mealy, who presented the concept in a 1955 paper.

Inflected Forms

Mealy machines (plural)

Phrases

Moore machine

Frequently Paired Words

Moore machine

Questions

What does mealy machine mean?
A finite-state machine whose output values are determined by both its current state and its current inputs.
Where does mealy machine come from?
Named after George H. Mealy, who presented the concept in a 1955 paper.

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