On lexicographic enumeration of regular and context-free languages
We show that it is possible to efficiently enumerate the words of a regular language in lexicographic order. The time needed for generating the next word is O(n) when enumerating words of length n. We also define a class of context-free languages for which efficient enumeration is possible.
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| Format: | Article |
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1997
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| Series: | Acta cybernetica
13 No. 1 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Számítástechnika, Kibernetika |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/12578 |
| Summary: | We show that it is possible to efficiently enumerate the words of a regular language in lexicographic order. The time needed for generating the next word is O(n) when enumerating words of length n. We also define a class of context-free languages for which efficient enumeration is possible. |
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| Physical Description: | 55-61 |
| ISSN: | 0324-721X |