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Logical Equivalence Between Generalized Urn Models and Finite Automata

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To every generalized urn model there exists a finite (Mealy) automaton with identical propositional calculus. The converse is true as well.

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Svozil, K. Logical Equivalence Between Generalized Urn Models and Finite Automata. Int J Theor Phys 44, 745–754 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-005-7052-0

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