English Explanatory Dictionary

Langton's ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Langton's ant Langton's ants

Etymology

Invented by Chris Langton in 1986.

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