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Pattern language (formal languages)

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In theoretical computer science, a pattern language is a formal language that can be defined as the set of all particular instances of a string of constants and variables. Pattern Languages were introduced by Dana Angluin in the context of machine learning. [1]

Definition

Properties

Learning patterns

References

  1. ^ Dana Angluin (1980). "Finding Patterns Common to a Set of Strings" (PDF). Journal of Computer and System Sciences. 21: 46โ€“62.