Input-Output Machines: Finding Rules
Using input-output tables to identify the rule for number patterns involving one operation.
Key Questions
- Explain how an input-output table helps to discover a pattern rule.
- Evaluate the consistency of a rule across different inputs and outputs.
- Analyze how to test a proposed rule for an input-output machine.
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