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A deterministic finite automaton M is a 5- tuple, (Q, Σ, δ, q0, F), consisting of. a finite set of states Q. a finite set of input symbols called the alphabet Σ. a transition function δ : Q × Σ → Q. an initial or start state. q 0 ∈ Q {\displaystyle q_ {0}\in Q} a set of accept states. F ⊆ Q {\displaystyle F\subseteq Q}
The state of a deterministic finite automaton = (,,,,) is unreachable if no string in exists for which = (,).In this definition, is the set of states, is the set of input symbols, is the transition function (mapping a state and an input symbol to a set of states), is its extension to strings (also known as extended transition function), is the initial state, and is the set of accepting (also ...
In stochastic processes, chaos theory and time series analysis, detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is a method for determining the statistical self-affinity of a signal. It is useful for analysing time series that appear to be long-memory processes (diverging correlation time , e.g. power-law decaying autocorrelation function ) or 1/f noise .
Kleene's algorithm. In theoretical computer science, in particular in formal language theory, Kleene's algorithm transforms a given nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA) into a regular expression. Together with other conversion algorithms, it establishes the equivalence of several description formats for regular languages.
Thompson's construction. In computer science, Thompson's construction algorithm, also called the McNaughton–Yamada–Thompson algorithm, [1] is a method of transforming a regular expression into an equivalent nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA). [2] This NFA can be used to match strings against the regular expression.
A nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA), or nondeterministic finite-state machine, does not need to obey these restrictions. In particular, every DFA is also an NFA. Sometimes the term NFA is used in a narrower sense, referring to an NFA that is not a DFA, but not in this article.
To do so technically would require a more sophisticated grammar, like a Chomsky Type 1 grammar, also termed a context-sensitive grammar. However, parser generators for context-free grammars often support the ability for user-written code to introduce limited amounts of context-sensitivity. (For example, upon encountering a variable declaration ...
Differential fault analysis. Differential fault analysis (DFA) is a type of active side-channel attack in the field of cryptography, specifically cryptanalysis. The principle is to induce faults —unexpected environmental conditions—into cryptographic operations to reveal their internal states.