Non-deterministic Finite Automata (NFA)

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What does Det(A) represent in the context of finite state machines?

  • A deterministic automaton (correct)
  • A state transition function
  • An acceptor state
  • A non-deterministic automaton

The set of acceptor states in a deterministic automaton must contain at least one acceptor state.

True (A)

What is the primary component of the transition function in a deterministic automaton?

A single destination state for each input symbol from a given state.

In a deterministic finite automaton, the set of states is represented by ______.

<p>P(Q)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following elements of a deterministic automaton with their descriptions:

<p>P(Q) = Set of all states qinit = Initial state F = Set of acceptor states Σ = Input symbols</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the procedure of determinization?

<p>It creates a deterministic automaton from a non-deterministic automaton. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The states that can be reached from a set of states with a given symbol are based on the transitions defined in the automaton.

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What condition must be met for a state set X to be considered an acceptor state in the deterministic automaton?

<p>The intersection of X with the set of acceptor states F must not be empty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the determinization procedure?

<p>To convert a non-deterministic finite automaton to a deterministic one (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The output of the determinization procedure is an equivalent non-deterministic finite automaton.

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What does AEFND stand for?

<p>Non-deterministic finite automaton</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process of converting a non-deterministic finite automaton to a deterministic one is known as __________.

<p>determinization</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>AEFD = Deterministic Finite Automaton Rabin &amp; Scott = Pioneers of Automata Theory AEFND = Non-deterministic Finite Automaton Subset Construction = Method for determinization process</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary output of the determinization procedure?

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Determinization can increase the number of states in the resulting automaton.

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Who contributed to the concept of determinization in automata theory?

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What is a characteristic of non-deterministic finite automata (NFA)?

<p>An NFA can recognize certain languages with fewer states than any deterministic counterpart. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

All non-deterministic automata can be represented as deterministic automata.

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What does Lk represent in the context of non-deterministic automata?

<p>A language consisting of words of length k where the k-th symbol from the right is 1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

An AEFND is defined by a quintuplet (Q, ___, qinit, ___, F) where Q is a finite set of states.

<p>Σ (the alphabet)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many states does the smallest deterministic automaton that recognizes language L3 have?

<p>8 states (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The k-th symbol from the right in a language Lk is always 0.

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What is the minimum number of states required for a deterministic automaton to recognize language Lk?

<p>At least 2k states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following elements of a non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA) with their descriptions:

<p>Q = Set of states Σ = Alphabet qinit = Initial state F = Set of accepting states</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Determinized Automaton (Det(A))

A deterministic finite automaton (DFA) created from a non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA).

States of Det(A)

The states of the determinized automaton are sets of states from the original NFA.

Transition Function (δ(X, a))

Maps a state set (X) and input symbol (a) to a new state set, representing possible next states.

Acceptance States (F) in Det(A)

Sets of states that contain at least one acceptance state from the original NFA.

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NFA to DFA Conversion

The process of transforming an NFA into a DFA

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Subsets of states

A set of states in the original NFA

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Transition Function's Input

state in the NFA and a symbol from the alphabet.

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Acceptance Criteria

The condition for accepting a state set based on if it includes at least one accepting state from the original NFA

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Non-deterministic Finite Automaton (NFA)

A finite automaton where a given input symbol may have multiple possible next states.

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Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA)

A finite automaton where for each input symbol and each state, there is exactly one possible next state.

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Subset Construction

An algorithm for converting a non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA) into a deterministic finite automaton (DFA) that accepts the same language.

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State in DFA

A set of states in the NFA reachable by the same string.

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Equivalence of Automata

When two automata accept the same language, meaning they have the same behavior concerning string acceptance.

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Input Alphabet

A set of symbols that the automaton can use as input for processing.

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Deterministic Conversion Procedure

The step-by-step algorithm used to convert an NFA to an equivalent DFA

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Why use NFAs?

NFAs can often be simpler and smaller than DFAs for recognizing the same language, offering a more compact representation of complex patterns.

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Determinization

The process of converting an NFA into an equivalent DFA. This involves systematically exploring all possible state combinations and creating transitions based on the original NFA's behavior.

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State Set

A set of states in the original NFA that are potentially reachable for a specific combination of input symbols.

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Acceptance state

In a DFA, a state that is accepted as representing a valid input sequence.

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Acceptance state in DFA created by Determinization

A state set in the DFA that contains at least one accepting state from the original NFA. This indicates that the corresponding input sequence was accepted by the original NFA.

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Study Notes

Non-deterministic Finite Automata (NFA)

  • A NFA is a non-deterministic finite automaton
  • A NFA is a quintuple (Q, Σ, qinit, Δ, F) where:
    • Q is a finite set of states
    • Σ is the alphabet of the automaton
    • qinit ∈ Q is the initial state
    • Δ ⊆ Q × Σ × Q is the transition relation
    • F ⊆ Q is the set of accepting states

NFA Example

  • Σ = {0, 1}
  • L3 is the language of words of length > 3
  • The 3rd symbol from the right is 1
  • The smallest deterministic automaton that recognizes L3 has 8 states.
  • Lk is the language of words of length > k where the kth symbol from the right is 1
  • There is no deterministic automaton recognizing Lk with fewer than 2k states

NFA vs DFA

  • Using NFAs makes designing a recognizer/defining a language easier
  • All DFAs are NFAs
  • All NFAs can be converted into equivalent DFAs using subset construction

Subset Construction Procedure

  • Goal: Transform a NFA into an equivalent DFA
  • Input: A NFA
  • Output: An equivalent DFA
  • NFA's states are subsets of the NFA's states
  • δ* (Q,x): The set of states reachable from Q after reading string x

NFA Applications

  • Text recognition (web browsers)
  • Lexical analysis (in programming languages)
  • Modeling unknown environments in system specifications

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