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Folgezustand

Folgezustand is a German term meaning the successor or subsequent state. The word combines Folge (following) and Zustand (state) and is used in technical writings to denote the state that follows a given state within a defined sequence, model, or process.

In formal contexts such as automata theory, formal semantics, and control theory, the folgezustand is the state

In process modeling and workflow design, folgezustand can denote the next phase of a process or the

Usage and exact meaning can vary by discipline, and the term is not universally standardized. Some texts

See also: Zustand, Zustandsautomat, Zustandsdiagramm, Folge.

reached
when
a
transition
function
is
applied
to
the
current
state
and
input.
It
describes
the
dynamic
evolution
of
a
system
over
time
and
helps
specify
how
systems
move
from
one
condition
to
another.
next
status
of
a
task
in
a
predefined
sequence.
For
example,
in
a
task
workflow
Open
->
In
Progress
->
Review
->
Done,
the
folgezustand
of
Open
under
the
transition
to
In
Progress
would
be
In
Progress.
may
prefer
related
terms
such
as
Nachfolgezustand
or
simply
"next
state"
depending
on
context.
Despite
variations,
the
core
idea
remains:
a
folgezustand
is
the
state
that
follows
a
given
state
in
a
discrete
progression
or
transition.