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Langton's ant

Mentioned in 2 editorials and 2 Timeline moments.

A cellular automaton devised by Chris Langton in 1986: an 'ant' on a grid turns and flips squares by two simple rules. After a long chaotic phase it builds an endlessly repeating 'highway'.

Langton's ant
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