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'''Octagon 2''' was the first known [[period#Oscillators|period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 5|5]] [[oscillator]], discovered in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1971|1971]] independently by [[:Category:Patterns found by Sol Goodman|Sol Goodman]] and [[:Category:Patterns found by Arthur Taber|Arthur Taber]]; the name is due to the latter. It is about the twenty- | '''Octagon 2''' was the first known [[period#Oscillators|period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 5|5]] [[oscillator]], discovered in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1971|1971]] independently by [[:Category:Patterns found by Sol Goodman|Sol Goodman]] and [[:Category:Patterns found by Arthur Taber|Arthur Taber]]; the name is due to the latter. It is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as common as [[unix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of common oscillators]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 16 | ||||||
| Period | 5 | ||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||
| Heat | Unknown | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | ||||||
| Strict volatility | Unknown | ||||||
| Discovered by | Arthur Taber | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||
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Octagon 2 was the first known period 5 oscillator, discovered in 1971 independently by Sol Goodman and Arthur Taber; the name is due to the latter. It is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as common as unix.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
Octagon 2 at the Life Lexicon