Predecessor

A predecessor is a pattern that evolves into a (usually different) given pattern after one or more generations.

x = 4, y = 3, rule = B3/S23 b2o$o2bo$b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 AUTOSTART GPS 2 LOOP 22 ZOOM 12 ]]

bun is a predecessor of honeyfarm (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

See also

• Garden of Eden
• Grandparent
• Index fossil
• Parent

External links

• Predecessor at the Life Lexicon
• Predecessors of common patterns in Life (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums