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| 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>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 | ||
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| 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= | | 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=Dave Greene|date=October 22, 2015|accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref> || 9th-smallest | ||
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| long<sup>9</sup>, very<sup>8</sup> long, ludicrously long<ref name="forum-31984" /> || 10th-smallest | | long<sup>9</sup>, very<sup>8</sup> long, ludicrously long<ref name="forum-31984" /> || 10th-smallest | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 11 February 2018
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
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Specific names
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Re: Soup search results". ConwayLife.com forums (June 15, 2016). Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
- ↑ Billabob (August 18, 2015). "Re: Soup search results". Retrieved on October 22, 2015.
- ↑ Dave Greene (October 22, 2015). "Re: apgsearch v2.2". Retrieved on October 22, 2015.
External links
- Long at the Life Lexicon
- Long long at the Life Lexicon
- Long^3 at the Life Lexicon
- Long^4 at the Life Lexicon