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The '''mod''' of an [[oscillator]] or [[spaceship]] is the smallest number of [[generation]]s that it takes for it to reappear in its original form, possibily subject to some rotation or reflection. The mod of a pattern may be equal to its [[period]], but it may also be a quarter of the period (for oscillators that rotate 90 degrees every quarter period) or half the period (for other oscillators that rotate 180 degrees every half period, and also for | The '''mod''' of an [[oscillator]] or [[spaceship]] is the smallest number of [[generation]]s that it takes for it to reappear in its original form, possibily subject to some rotation or reflection. The mod of a pattern may be equal to its [[period]], but it may also be a quarter of the period (for oscillators that rotate 90 degrees every quarter period) or half the period (for other oscillators that rotate 180 degrees every half period, and also for [[flipper]]s). | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_m.htm#mod Mod] at the Life Lexicon | *[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_m.htm#mod Mod] at the Life Lexicon | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 28 March 2009
The mod of an oscillator or spaceship is the smallest number of generations that it takes for it to reappear in its original form, possibily subject to some rotation or reflection. The mod of a pattern may be equal to its period, but it may also be a quarter of the period (for oscillators that rotate 90 degrees every quarter period) or half the period (for other oscillators that rotate 180 degrees every half period, and also for flippers).
External links
- Mod at the Life Lexicon