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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.{{citation needed}} | ||
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 23:54, 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.[citation needed]
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.