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A pattern is considered '''inconstructible''' if it has no [[glider synthesis]], either as a matter of principle or in practice. [[Gardens of Eden]] are by definition inconstructible, but not every provably inconstructible pattern is a Garden of Eden. | A pattern is considered '''inconstructible''' if it has no [[glider synthesis]], either as a matter of principle or in practice. [[Gardens of Eden]] are by definition inconstructible, but not every provably inconstructible pattern is a Garden of Eden. | ||
Patterns containing large amounts of [[space dust]] may be considered inconstructible in the practical sense despite not having been proven (and in fact not being) inconstructible in principle. | Patterns containing large amounts of [[space dust]] may be considered inconstructible in the practical sense despite not having been proven (and in fact not being) inconstructible in principle. | ||
Revision as of 23:57, 19 October 2022
A pattern is considered inconstructible if it has no glider synthesis, either as a matter of principle or in practice. Gardens of Eden are by definition inconstructible, but not every provably inconstructible pattern is a Garden of Eden.
Patterns containing large amounts of space dust may be considered inconstructible in the practical sense despite not having been proven (and in fact not being) inconstructible in principle.