Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

langton's ant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: lang-ton's ant
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Invented by Chris Langton in 1986.

Inflected Forms

Langton's ants (plural)

Questions

What does langton's ant mean?: 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.
Where does langton's ant come from?: Invented by Chris Langton in 1986.

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