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oscillator

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    From oscillate + -or.

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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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