Forum - Generator - Number of Strings for Alpha Patterns

Stmermaid1

Bracelet King

8 months, 3 weeks ago by Stmermaid1

Just a heads-up, I have read the FAQ section in the part "The amount of strings in an alpha pattern is not the amount of base strings. Why?". My question ISN'T about that.

For Alpha patterns, the generator puts the number of all the strings as the number of base strings +1, the 1 being the leading string, but what about the colours? For example, an alpha pattern with 14 base strings and 9 colours (which are also strings), would have 23 strings, because there are 9 colours and 14 base strings, so I would assume the number of strings would be in this case 9+14=23. Sure, there might be only one leading string at a time, but the other strings/colours don't disappear and are still included in the pattern.

halokiwi

Super Moderator

8 months, 3 weeks ago by halokiwi

It's like that, because there is only one leading string at a time and if the amount of strings given would be the amount of base strings plus the amount of colours, it would be a little confusing 🙂 It would also make it difficult to search for patterns with a specific amount of base strings.

emilyyy307

Bracelet King

8 months ago by emilyyy307

It’s the strings minus one. Or if look at the dimensions it’ll be the first number

Stmermaid1 Bracelet King	8 months, 3 weeks ago by Stmermaid1 Just a heads-up, I have read the FAQ section in the part "The amount of strings in an alpha pattern is not the amount of base strings. Why?". My question ISN'T about that. For Alpha patterns, the generator puts the number of all the strings as the number of base strings +1, the 1 being the leading string, but what about the colours? For example, an alpha pattern with 14 base strings and 9 colours (which are also strings), would have 23 strings, because there are 9 colours and 14 base strings, so I would assume the number of strings would be in this case 9+14=23. Sure, there might be only one leading string at a time, but the other strings/colours don't disappear and are still included in the pattern.
halokiwi Super Moderator	8 months, 3 weeks ago by halokiwi It's like that, because there is only one leading string at a time and if the amount of strings given would be the amount of base strings plus the amount of colours, it would be a little confusing 🙂 It would also make it difficult to search for patterns with a specific amount of base strings.
emilyyy307 Bracelet King	8 months ago by emilyyy307 It’s the strings minus one. Or if look at the dimensions it’ll be the first number

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