"Kleene's theorem" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after mathematician Stephen Cole Kleene. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Kleene's theorem
  1. (computing theory) A theorem stating that regular expressions are equivalent to finite-state machines. Categories (topical): Theory of computing Related terms: Kleene's recursion theorem
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