Breeder (cellular automaton)

Evolution of an MSM breeder – a puffer that produces Gosper guns, which in turn emit gliders.

In cellular automata such as Conway's Game of Life, a breeder is a pattern that exhibits quadratic growth, by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern.[1]

  1. ^ "Breeder – from Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life C.A." Retrieved 2008-11-01.