Brzozowski derivatives

A form of Brzozowski derivative — The set of all strings obtainable from a given set of strings by cutting off a prefix. For example, for the set { cat, cow, dog }, the Brzozowski derivative with respect to c is { at, ow }. They have applications in regular expressions.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Brzozowski derivative
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