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What is a regular expression?
A sequence of patterns that defines a string.
What does x* represent in regular expressions?
Zero or more occurrences of x.
What does x+ represent in regular expressions?
One or more occurrences of x.
The union of two regular languages L and M is always a regular language.
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The intersection of two regular languages L and M is sometimes not a regular language.
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Write the regular expression for the language accepting all combinations of a's over the set ∑ = {a}.
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Write the regular expression for the language accepting all combinations of a's except the null string over the set ∑ = {a}.
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Write the regular expression for the language accepting any number of a's and b's.
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Write the regular expression for the language accepting strings that start with 1 and end with 0 over ∑ = {0, 1}.
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Write the regular expression for the language starting and ending with a and having any combination of b's in between.
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Write the regular expression for the language starting with a but not having consecutive b's.
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Write the regular expression for the language accepting any number of a's followed by any number of b's followed by any number of c's.
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Write the regular expression for the language having even length over ∑ = {0}.
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Describe the language denoted by R = (b* (aaa)* b*)*.
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Write the regular expression for the language over ∑ = {0, 1} such that all strings do not contain the substring 01.
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Write the regular expression for the language containing strings over {0, 1} in which there are at least two occurrences of 1's between any two occurrences of 0's.
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Write the regular expression for the language containing the string in which every 0 is immediately followed by 1's.
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Study Notes
Regular Expression Overview
- Regular expressions describe languages accepted by finite automata, known as Regular languages.
- They are sequences of patterns defining strings and are crucial for matching character combinations in strings.
Symbols Used in Regular Expressions
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x*denotes zero or more occurrences of x, generating {€, x, xx, xxx, ...}. -
x^+^signifies one or more occurrences of x, producing {x, xx, xxx, ...}.
Operations on Regular Languages
- Union: For languages L and M, L U M contains elements from both languages.
- Intersection: The intersection L ⋂ M consists of elements common to both L and M.
- Kleene Closure: The Kleene closure L* allows for zero or more occurrences of language L.
Examples of Regular Expressions
- All combinations of a's: R = a* yields {ε, a, aa, aaa, ...}.
- All combinations of a's except null string: L = {a, aa, aaa, ...}.
- Any number of a's and b's: R = (a + b)* generates combinations including ε, a, b, aa, ab, ... .
- Strings starting with 1 and ending with 0: R = 1(0 + 1)*0.
- Strings starting and ending with a, with any combination of b's in between: R = a b* a.
- Strings starting with a and not having consecutive b's: R = (a + ab)*.
- Any number of a's followed by b's and c's: R = a* b* c*.
- Even length strings over {0}: R = (00)* yields {ε, 00, 0000, ...}.
- Strings where a's appear in triples between b's: R = (b* (aaa)* b*)*.
- Strings without the substring "01": R = (1* 0*).
- At least two occurrences of 1's between 0's: R = (1 + (01110)).
- Every 0 followed by 11: R = (011 + 1)*.
Converting Regular Expressions to NFA
- Conversion involves building up NFA from smaller to larger subexpressions without necessarily achieving the minimum state count.
These key points summarize foundational concepts in the Theory of Computation related to regular expressions and their operations.
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This quiz focuses on Regular Expressions, a fundamental concept in the Theory of Computation. It covers the relationship between finite automata and the languages they accept, highlighting the importance and effectiveness of Regular Expressions in language representation.
