# Langton's ant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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