A device configured to emulate a correlithm object processing system includes a stimulus sensor, a memory and a control node. The stimulus sensor outputs an input stimulus correlithm object comprising an n-bit digital word. The memory stores a control table that comprises control correlithm objects and stimulus correlithm objects corresponding to various stimulus conditions. The control node is communicatively coupled to the stimulus sensor and the memory, and is configured to receive the input stimulus correlithm object and determine n-dimensional distances between the input stimulus correlithm object and each of the corresponding control correlithm objects in control table. The control node identifies the control correlithm object that has the smallest n-dimensional distance to the input stimulus correlithm object and determines that it is within a predetermined n-dimensional distance threshold. The control node outputs an output stimulus correlithm object corresponding to the identified control correlithm object.