"Brzozowski derivative" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Brzozowski derivatives [plural]
Etymology: Named after the computer scientist Janusz Brzozowski, who investigated its properties. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brzozowski derivative (plural Brzozowski derivatives)
  1. (computing theory) The set of all strings obtainable from a given set of strings by cutting off a prefix. For example, for the set { cat, cow, dog }, the Brzozowski derivative with respect to c is { at, ow }. They have applications in regular expressions. Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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