Langton's ant
Langton's ant noun: 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.
Noun
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.
Forms of Langton's ant
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Origin of Langton's ant
Invented by Chris Langton in 1986.
Questions about Langton's ant
- What does Langton's ant mean?
- Langton's ant means 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.
- What part of speech is Langton's ant?
- Langton's ant is a noun.
- What is the plural of Langton's ant?
- The plural of Langton's ant is Langton's ants.
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