Defining a distance function between two patterns might yield some interesting stuff and allow some porting in of existing math from information theory. There is also the dynamic case (converging and diverging distances) between different patterns. Seems like it could play into robustness eg sensitivity of patterns to flipping from convergent to divergent state.
Defining a distance function between two patterns might yield some interesting stuff and allow some porting in of existing math from information theory. There is also the dynamic case (converging and diverging distances) between different patterns. Seems like it could play into robustness eg sensitivity of patterns to flipping from convergent to divergent state.