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The '''great on-off''' (or '''pincers'''<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_p.htm#pincers|name=Pincers|accessdate=May 1, 2009}}</ref>) is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 2|2]] [[oscillator]]. It has the same [[rotor]] as the [[beacon]] and resembles two touching [[loop]]s.
The '''great on-off''' (or '''pincers'''<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_p.htm#pincers|name=Pincers|accessdate=May 1, 2009}}</ref>) is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 2|2]] [[oscillator]]. It has the same [[rotor]] as the [[beacon]] and resembles two touching [[loop]]s.

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Great on-off
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 18
Bounding box 8 × 8
Period 2
Mod Unknown
Heat 2
Volatility 0.10
Strict volatility 0.10
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

The great on-off (or pincers[1]) is a period 2 oscillator. It has the same rotor as the beacon and resembles two touching loops.

Commonness

The great-on-off is the ninth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than the quadpole but more common than the figure eight.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pincers". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

External links

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