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Vulcanomicon

Rationality, ethics, metaphysics.

World State

Given that the Information in an Environment may change with respect to some parameter (for example, time), World State defines a static snapshot of the Information within an Environment. In other words, a World State is an Environment where all Information is held constant. Denoted . When used with a reference Agent, , World State refers to a static snapshot of an Agent’s World Model as opposed to the World itself.


A World State can be suffixed with descriptors which detail its properties. For example, a World State containing $10 can be written as .