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But there is a different criterion that can be used, a slightly different place to draw the line that still does a reasonable job, and that is between processes that transform matter in a specific way, and processes where the result is just calculation and display of information, or a combination of data processing and display steps &mdash; or others have put it as: mental steps being carried out by equipment. There are various ways of formulating this, which are more or less equivalent.