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 0.80
Strict volatility 0.80
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 one cell thick (although the pentadecathlon is "almost" one cell thick in that there is a one cell thick 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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