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{{Oscillator|name=Blinker|pname=blinker|p=2|c=3|discoverer=John Conway|discoveryear=1970|animated=true|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true}} | {{Oscillator|name=Blinker|pname=blinker|p=2|c=3|h=4|discoverer=John Conway|discoveryear=1970|animated=true|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true}} | ||
The '''blinker''' is the smallest and most common [[oscillator]]. In fact, it is more than one hundred times as frequent as the second most common oscillator, the [[toad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | The '''blinker''' is the smallest and most common [[oscillator]]. In fact, it is more than one hundred times as frequent as the second most common oscillator, the [[toad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 3 | ||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 4 | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | John Conway | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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The blinker is the smallest and most common oscillator. In fact, it is more than one hundred times as frequent as the second most common oscillator, the toad.[1] It was found by John Conway in March 1970.
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
Blinker at the Life Lexicon