"Lyndon word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lyndon words [plural]
Etymology: Named after mathematician Roger Lyndon, who investigated them in 1954, calling them "standard lexicographic sequences". Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lyndon word (plural Lyndon words)
  1. A non-empty string that is strictly smaller in lexicographic order than all of its rotations. Wikipedia link: Lyndon word

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