Methuselah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Methuselah is a noun meaning A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
Meaning
A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
More Meanings
- (cellular automata) A small pattern that takes many generations to stabilize.
Example Sentences
Is there somewhere a list of n-cell methuselah patterns in Conway's Life? (assuming some reasonable limits on the bounding box)
The pattern below seems to take about 30000 generations to stabilize. The initial population is 20. Is this methuselah a known one?
The first known methuselah was the r pentomino, but even longer lasting ones have been found by enumerating and testing small patterns. The following, called "rabbits," takes over 10000 generations to stabilize.
Word Forms
- methuselahs
- methuselae
Synonyms for methuselah
Depending on context, synonyms include Imperial.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include enoch, eber, leptogenesis.
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