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'''Long''' is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. The term long typically denotes a pattern (usually the second-smallest) in a family of patterns which are simple linear extensions of a base pattern. Prototypical examples include [[long snake]], [[long canoe]], [[long boat]] and [[long ship]].
'''Long''' is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. The term long typically denotes a pattern (usually the second-smallest) in a family of patterns which are simple linear extensions of a base pattern. Prototypical examples include [[long snake]], [[long canoe]], [[long boat]] and [[long ship]].


[[Image:Longlongboat.png|framed|right|[[Long long boat]].]]
Not all families of arbitrarily [[extensible]] patterns use the term long; some families such as the [[barber pole]] family and [[lightweight spaceship]] family have alternate terms for extended patterns.


Not all families of arbitrarily extensible patterns use the term long; some families such as the [[barber pole]] family and [[lightweight spaceship]] family have alternate terms for extended patterns.
== Examples ==
 
{| style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-spacing: 1em 0; padding: 0;" cellpadding="0"
==Specific names==
|- style="vertical-align: bottom;"
| [[File:Boat.png|frame|none|A [[boat]].]]
| [[File:Longboat.png|frame|none|A [[long boat]].]]
| [[File:Verylongboat.png|frame|none|A [[very long boat|long<sup>2</sup> boat]].]]
| [[File:Long3boat.png|frame|none|center|A [[long^3 boat|long<sup>3</sup> boat]].]]
|}


== Specific names ==
[[File:Long13ship.png|right|thumb|A very^12 long (or long^13) ship]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Term
! Pattern in family
|-
|-
! Term !! Pattern in family
| long<sup>1</sup>, long
| 2nd-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>1</sup>, long || 2nd-smallest
| long<sup>2</sup>, long long, very long
| 3rd-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>2</sup>, long long, very long || 3rd-smallest
| long<sup>3</sup>, very very long, extra long
| 4th-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>3</sup>, very very long, extra long || 4th-smallest
| long<sup>4</sup>, very<sup>3</sup> long, extra extra long, remarkably long<ref name="forum-31984">{{cite web|url=
https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1452&p=31984#p31984|title=Re: Soup search results|work=ConwayLife.com forums|date=June 15, 2016|accessdate=June 16, 2016}}</ref>
| 5th-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>4</sup>, very<sup>3</sup> long, extra extra long || 5th-smallest
| long<sup>5</sup>, very<sup>4</sup> long, terribly long<ref name="forum-31984" />
| 6th-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>5</sup>, very<sup>4</sup> long || 6th-smallest
| long<sup>6</sup>, very<sup>5</sup> long, absurdly long<ref name="forum-31984" />
| 7th-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>6</sup>, very<sup>5</sup> long || 7th-smallest
| long<sup>7</sup>, very<sup>6</sup> long, stupidly long<ref>{{cite web|url=https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1452&p=22035#p22035|title=Re: Soup search results|author=Billabob|date=August 18, 2015|accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref> || 8th-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>7</sup>, very<sup>6</sup> long, stupidly long<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1452&p=22035#p22035|title=Re: Soup search results|author=Billabob|date=August 18, 2015|accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref> || 8th-smallest
| long<sup>8</sup>, very<sup>7</sup> long, ridiculously long<ref>{{cite web|url=https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1784&p=24084#p24089|title=Re: apgsearch v2.2|author=Dave Greene|date=October 22, 2015|accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref>
| 9th-smallest
|-
|-
| long<sup>8</sup>, very<sup>7</sup> long, ridiculously long<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1784&p=24084#p24089|title=Re: apgsearch v2.2|author=dvgrn|date=October 22, 2015|accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref> || 9th-smallest
| long<sup>9</sup>, very<sup>8</sup> long, ludicrously long<ref name="forum-31984" />
| 10th-smallest
|-
|-
| ... || ...
| ...
| ...
|-
|-
| long<sup>''n''</sup>, very<sup>''n-1''</sup> long || ''(n+1)''th-smallest
| long<sup>''n''</sup>, very<sup>''n-1''</sup> long, extra<sup>''n-2''</sup> long
| ''(n+1)''th-smallest
|-
|-
| ... || ...
| ...
| ...
|}
|}
==See also==
*[[Long long]]
*[[Long^3|Long<sup>3</sup>]]
*[[Long^4|Long<sup>4</sup>]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#long}}
* {{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#long}}
* {{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#longlong|patternname=Long long}}
* {{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#long3|patternname=Long^3}}
* {{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#long4|patternname=Long^4}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 13 February 2026

Long is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. The term long typically denotes a pattern (usually the second-smallest) in a family of patterns which are simple linear extensions of a base pattern. Prototypical examples include long snake, long canoe, long boat and long ship.

Not all families of arbitrarily extensible patterns use the term long; some families such as the barber pole family and lightweight spaceship family have alternate terms for extended patterns.

Examples

A boat.
A long boat.
A long2 boat.
A long3 boat.

Specific names

A very^12 long (or long^13) ship
Term Pattern in family
long1, long 2nd-smallest
long2, long long, very long 3rd-smallest
long3, very very long, extra long 4th-smallest
long4, very3 long, extra extra long, remarkably long[1] 5th-smallest
long5, very4 long, terribly long[1] 6th-smallest
long6, very5 long, absurdly long[1] 7th-smallest
long7, very6 long, stupidly long[2] 8th-smallest
long8, very7 long, ridiculously long[3] 9th-smallest
long9, very8 long, ludicrously long[1] 10th-smallest
... ...
longn, veryn-1 long, extran-2 long (n+1)th-smallest
... ...

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Re: Soup search results". ConwayLife.com forums (June 15, 2016). Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Billabob (August 18, 2015). "Re: Soup search results". Retrieved on October 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dave Greene (October 22, 2015). "Re: apgsearch v2.2". Retrieved on October 22, 2015.