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==External links==
==External links==
{{LinkLexicon|lex_b.htm#biblock}}
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[[Category:Patterns with D2 symmetry]]

Revision as of 20:05, 13 July 2011

Bi-block
x = 5, y = 2, rule = B3/S23 2ob2o$2ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Pseudo still life
Number of cells 8
Bounding box 5 × 2
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

The bi-block is the smallest and most common[1] pseudo still life. It is made up of two blocks. Similar pseudo still lifes can be formed by considering any rectangular array of blocks, some of which are shown below.

A tri-block
RLE: here
File:Block of blocks.png
A 2x3 group of blocks
RLE: here

References

  1. ↑ "Census Results in Conway's Game of Life". Online Life-Like CA Soup Search. Retrieved on July 12, 2009.