oscillator

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Etymology

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From oscillate +‎ -or.

Noun

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oscillator (plural oscillators)

  1. A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
  2. An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
  3. (cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
    Hyponyms: blinker, pentadecathlon
    Meronym: rotor
    • 1989 October 26, Richard Schroeppel, “Some recent Life results”, in comp.theory.cell-automata‎[1] (Usenet):
      He has turned up a number of new oscillators of periods 2,3,4,5,6, & 8.
    • 1996 December 16, Paul Callahan, “Need help in finding topic for research project”, in comp.theory.cell-automata‎[2] (Usenet):
      Two track segments, each of which realizes the same transformation in a different number of generations are particularly useful for obtaining oscillator periods.
    • 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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