{"id":9082,"date":"2019-08-29T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/deterministic-automaton\/"},"modified":"2019-08-29T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:07:36","slug":"deterministic-automaton","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/18831\/deterministic-automaton","title":{"rendered":"Deterministic Automaton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_deterministic_automaton_mean\">What Does Deterministic Automaton Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A deterministic automaton is a computer science concept where transition results are determined by the input, and no random arbitration occurs. In a deterministic automaton, there are a set of states, a set of inputs, and a function that brings the result to the next state.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_deterministic_automaton\">Techopedia Explains Deterministic Automaton<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Experts point out that a deterministic finite algorithm or finite-state machine is an excellent example of a deterministic automaton using state diagrams to show how the term &quot;deterministic&quot; describes a program that always proceeds to the same result from the same original inputs.<\/p>\n<p>An IT pro might call this a &ldquo;state program&rdquo; or refer to it in another way. One example would be a machine that accepts certain countable stimuli to produce a response. As the inputs add up, the deterministic automaton works to calculate and produce results based on its programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Deterministic Automaton Mean? 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