Langton's ant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Invented by Chris Langton in 1986.
Noun[edit]
Langton's ant (plural Langton's ants)
- A simulated ant, part of a cellular automaton with simple rules but complicated emergent behaviour. The ant traverses a square lattice of cells, changing their colours and its direction as it passes over them.