Hybrid rule
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A hybrid rule[1] is a multistate rule obtained by combining two or more known rules in some way. The resulting hybrid rule may preserve some attributes of the combined rules, and may or may not have new forms of spaceships, oscillators or still lifes.
There is an ambiguity/free choice when deciding how the combined rules should interact in a hybrid rule.[2][1][3]
Apart from the many ways to create a hybrid multistate rule from two or more simpler rules with fewer cellstates, sometimes a two-state rule is referred to as a "hybrid" of other two-state rules. For example, B2-ac3i/S023 was referred to as a hybrid of Just Friends (B2-a/S12) and Life (B3/S23),[4] even though the rule cannot be obtained "mechanically" by combining Just Friends with Life.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 silversmith (December 6, 2022). Re: Why so little interest in multistate rules? (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ silversmith (December 6, 2022). Re: Why so little interest in multistate rules? (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ wirehead (December 6, 2022). Re: Why so little interest in multistate rules? (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ EvinZL (August 8, 2019). Re: Thread For Your Unrecognised CA (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Hybrid CAs (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums