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A '''flip-flop''' may refer to one of three (non-equivalent) types of [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 2|2]] [[oscillator]]: | A '''flip-flop''' may refer to one of three (non-equivalent) types of [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 2|2]] [[oscillator]]: | ||
* Any period 2 oscillator | * Any period 2 oscillator. | ||
* Any period 2 oscillator whose two [[phase]]s are mirror images of one another | * Any period 2 oscillator whose two [[phase]]s are mirror images of one another. Examples include [[by flops]]. | ||
* Any period 2 oscillator in which all [[rotor]] cells die from [[underpopulation]]. | * Any period 2 oscillator in which all [[rotor]] cells die from [[underpopulation]]. Examples include [[clock]], [[fox]], and the [[barberpole|barberpoles]]. | ||
In the latter sense it contrasts with [[on-off]]. The term has also been used even more specifically to refer to [[phoenix 1]]. | In the latter sense it contrasts with [[on-off]], which is a period 2 oscillator whose rotor cells die due to overpopulation. The term has also been used even more specifically to refer to [[phoenix 1]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_f.htm#flipflop}} | {{LinkLexicon|lex_f.htm#flipflop}} | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 21 June 2011
A flip-flop may refer to one of three (non-equivalent) types of period 2 oscillator:
- Any period 2 oscillator.
- Any period 2 oscillator whose two phases are mirror images of one another. Examples include by flops.
- Any period 2 oscillator in which all rotor cells die from underpopulation. Examples include clock, fox, and the barberpoles.
In the latter sense it contrasts with on-off, which is a period 2 oscillator whose rotor cells die due to overpopulation. The term has also been used even more specifically to refer to phoenix 1.