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17.5.2 Z against ratio.

If ``L'' is selected in #17.5 above a graph of Z (x-axis) against ratio is plotted. Both of these measures are calculated just from the rule table. The graph is plotted in the lower right of the screen. If the rules specified are for a neighbourhood K<=3, or totalistic, the complete set of (optionally non-equivalent) rules will be plotted. For totalistic rules the following prompt is presented:

show only equivs-e all-a (default clusters):

Enter ``a'' to show all totalistic rules (expressed as codes, see #13.1.1), ``e'' to show equivalent rules only. The default is to show a representative rule from each rule cluster. There are at most 2 equivalent totalistic rules, the start rule and its negative (the reflection of a totalistic rule = identity), and at most 4 rules in a cluster (the compliments of both equivalents). The cluster has the same Z and . A further prompt allows a pause to note the equivalents or members of the cluster.

pause to show codes-p:

If the rules specified are not for a neighbourhood K<=3, or totalistic, the following prompt allows the required number of rules to be set,

lambda-Z graph, number of rule (default 2200):

The rules will be selected at random, but with a bias to include an even distribution over values of .