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A mathematical expression for complex algorithms
An irregular expression used in pattern matching
A simple expression to describe the language accepted by finite automata (correct)
A complex expression used in programming languages

x* means zero or more occurrence of x, x+ means optional occurrence of x
x* means optional occurrence of x, x+ means one or more occurrence of x
x* means one or more occurrence of x, x+ means zero or more occurrence of x
x* means zero or more occurrence of x, x+ means one or more occurrence of x (correct)

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A regular expression is a pattern used to match character combinations in strings.
It consists of a sequence of characters and metacharacters that define a search pattern.

x* means "zero or more occurrences of x" (e.g., a* matches "", "a", "aa", "aaa", etc.).
x+ means "one or more occurrences of x" (e.g., a+ matches "a", "aa", "aaa", etc.).

The union of two regular languages L and M, denoted as L ∪ M, is the set of all strings that are in L or in M or in both.

The primary purpose of regular expressions in string searching algorithms is to provide a powerful and flexible way to search for patterns in strings.

The languages accepted by some regular expressions are referred to as regular languages.
Regular languages are sets of strings that can be matched by a regular expression.