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13.17.3 Equivalent rule by the reflection transformation.

Enter ``n'' to transform the rule into its equivalent rule by ``reflection'' (by swapping the outputs of pairs of asymmetric reflected neighbourhoods in the rule table). A reflected rule and the start rule have equivalent, but reflected dynamics.

Note that a negative transformation followed by a reflection transformation produces another equivalent rule, making 4 in all, though for certain rules the transformations result in identity.