wwei23 wrote:Because the pattern tries to grow exponentially, but fails. Is that understood?
The same could be said about this pattern:
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x = 2, y = 5, rule = B2cek3ai4t/S02c
o2$bo2$o!
The vertical puffers produce copies of themselves which collide with ships, destroying them. Is this a 2d replicator? (It certainly fails to grow exponentially, which you seem to imply is all being a failed replicator means.)
Here's a replicator that I don't know which class it goes under:
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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2ac3e/S1e5i
3bo$3bo$o$o!
Class S:
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x = 10, y = 10, rule = B3-cky4e6c8/S23-e4e
3o$3o$3o5$7b3o$7b3o$7b3o!
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x = 32, y = 38, rule = B3-cky4e6c8/S23-e4e
8b3o$8b3o$8b3o4$4b2o$3b3o9b3o$3bo11b3o$b2o12b3o$2o$2o$10b2o$10b2o$9b2o
11b3o$8bo13b3o$6b3o13b3o$6b2o3$18b2o$17b3o9b3o$17bo11b3o$15b2o12b3o$
14b2o$14b2o$24b2o$24b2o$8b3o12b2o$8b3o11bo$8b3o9b3o$20b2o4$15b3o$15b3o
$15b3o!
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