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Gray code

n
(Computer Science) a modification of a number system, esp a binary code, in which any adjacent pair of numbers, in counting order, differ in their digits at one position only, the absolute difference being the value 1
[named after Frank Gray, 20th-century American physicist]
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These include binary, Johnson, and Graycode counters; walking ones and walking zeros; and checker board.
N: = 4:LL: = 3: graycode: = proc(N,C,CN,T,p,LL) local k,m,j,w,v,Cnew,CNnew,CNFnew,Tnew,aC,aCN,aT,kk,TT; Cnew: = [p,seq(op(CN[k]),k = 1 ..