adj
totalistic
Totalistic (adj) means relating to totalism.
adj
1
Relating to totalism.
2
Describing a system where each unit is given a number, and its next value depends only on the total of the numbers around it.
"Note that the game of life is not totalistic: the transition function depends on the cell's own state and on the sum of the neighboring states."
— Dan Gordon, Universal Cellular Automata (1993)
3
Outer totalistic.
"Many good applets run Moore binary totalistic rules such as Conway's Life, but WebsideCA also runs von Neumann rules, rules in the "Brian's Brain" family, non-totalistic binary and decay rules, and Cyclic rules."
— J. Elliott, ANNOUNCE: WebsideCA Java applet update (1999)
"Since Life is totalistic on 8 neighbours, this requires no extra assumptions."
— Gerard Vriens, Discussion: neighbourhoods (2000)
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Etymology
Formed from totalist and -ic.
Synonyms
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Rhymes for totalistic
holistic
sadistic
artistic
autistic
logistic
heuristic
statistic
realistic
ballistic
hedonistic
linguistic
futuristic
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of totalistic?
"totalistic" (adj) means relating to totalism.
What is another word for totalistic?
Other words for "totalistic" include totalitarian.
What are the different meanings of totalistic?
"totalistic" has 3 main meanings: 1. Relating to totalism; 2. Describing a system where each unit is given a number, and its next value depends only on the total of the numbers around it; 3. Outer totalistic.
