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Measurement

Function to observe system state.

Overview

Measurement represents an observation function that agents can use to query aspects of the biological system. Measurements intentionally provide limited visibility - agents don't get complete state.

Property Type Description
name str Measurement identifier
description str What this measures
Method Returns Description
measure(world, **params) Any Take a measurement from the world

Discussion

Examples

  • measure_concentration("glucose", "cytoplasm") → 0.42
  • detect_enzyme("kinase_A") → True
  • measure_flux("glycolysis") → 1.2

Usage

measurement = Measurement(
    name="blood_glucose",
    description="Measure blood glucose level"
)

glucose_level = measurement.measure(world, compartment="blood")

Protocol

from typing import Protocol, Any

class Measurement(Protocol):
    """Agent observation function."""

    name: str
    description: str

    def measure(self, world: World, **params: Any) -> Any:
        """Take a measurement from the world."""
        ...

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