Blinker

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Blinker
3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 3
Bounding box 3 × 3
Period 2 (mod: Unknown)
Heat 4
Volatility Unknown | Unknown
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by John Conway
Year of discovery 1970

The blinker is the smallest and most common oscillator. In fact, it is more than one hundred times as frequently-occurring as the second most common oscillator, the toad.[1] It was found by John Conway in March 1970. It is one of only a handful of known oscillators that is a polyomino, and it is the only known oscillator that is unidimensional (although the pentadecathlon is "almost" unidimensional in that there is a unidimensional pattern that is a grandparent of it).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

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