heavyweight spaceship

noun

Definitions

  1. A particular orthogonal spaceship in Conway's Game of Life, and the third smallest such…

    A particular orthogonal spaceship in Conway's Game of Life, and the third smallest such example.

    • The usual non-glider suspects from Conway's Life (lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight spaceships) all fail here due to central 7-neighbor OFF cells.

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