The active state

By definition of a state set, the states represent partitioning of a variable space. This means that at each moment, exactly one of the states represent the actual values of the variables in the variable space.

Example

Suppose that the liquid in a container has three states: normal, hot and cold, defined by the temperature as follows:

• Cold if Temp < 20 degrees
• Normal if Temp > 20 degrees and < 30 degrees
• Hot if Temp > 30 degrees.

Then, if the measured temperature is 45 degrees, the active state is Hot.

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Updated on 29 Mar 2016.