different between oscillaton vs oscillator

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oscillate +? -on

oscillaton (plural oscillatons)

(mathematics) A spherically-symmetric solution to an Einstein–Klein–Gordon equation

oscillate +? -or

oscillator (plural oscillators)

A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
(cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
- 2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata (page 126)
  Synthesis of spaceship flotillas is even more complicated than synthesis of oscillators, since spaceships are like oscillators that move […]

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