''From StrategyPattern; emphasis mine -- KarlKnechtel''

In contrast, a state usually has no variables. (''State has no state'', is what I say.) A state usually selects the next state of its context. A state tends to have lots of unrelated methods... -- RalphJohnson

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That is, one of the key distinctions between StrategyPattern and StatePattern, if you care to draw a distinction. -- KK