Thumb
A thumb is a spark-like protrusion that flicks out from an oscillator or other pattern in a manner that resembles a thumb being flicked.
Shown to the right is a period 4 thumb that was found by David Eppstein in June 2000. Dean Hickerson also found a period 9 thumb sparker in October 1998.
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