• Oscillator

    Noun

    oscillator

    (plural oscillators)
    1. a tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform
    2. (cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
      • 2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata (page 126)Synthesis of spaceship flotillas is even more complicated than synthesis of oscillators, since spaceships are like oscillators that move...
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