Diehard
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Diehard is a well-known, short-lived pattern in Conway’s Game of Life that survives for many generations before eventually disappearing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diehard canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
methuselah pattern
ⓘ
pattern in Conway's Game of Life ⓘ |
| category |
finite pattern
ⓘ
methuselah ⓘ short-lived pattern ⓘ |
| cellularAutomatonType | two-dimensional orthogonal grid ⓘ |
| evolutionOutcome | no live cells remain ⓘ |
| evolvesDeterministically | true ⓘ |
| existsOn | infinite 2D square lattice ⓘ |
| hasConfigurationType | finite initial configuration ⓘ |
| hasCreator |
John H. Conway
ⓘ
surface form:
John Conway
|
| hasDeterministicFate | extinction ⓘ |
| hasDiscreteTimeSteps | true ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for its long survival before death ⓘ |
| initialLiveCellCount | 7 ⓘ |
| isContrastWith |
oscillators
ⓘ
spaceships ⓘ still lifes ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | online Game of Life pattern collections ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
demonstrating long-lived finite patterns
ⓘ
testing Game of Life implementations ⓘ |
| isWellKnownIn | Game of Life community ⓘ |
| lifetimeInGenerations | 130 ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Moore neighborhood ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
one of the smallest known patterns that lives for over 100 generations
ⓘ
survives for many generations before disappearing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Game of Life
ⓘ
surface form:
Conway's Game of Life
|
| rule | B3/S23 ⓘ |
| stability | eventually dies out ⓘ |
| usesGridStates | alive and dead cells ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.