Myhill-Nerode theorem

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:field automata theory
formal languages
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Anil_Nerode
gptkb:John_Myhill
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:finite_automaton
equivalence relation
regular language
minimization
gptkbp:state A language is regular if and only if the number of equivalence classes of the Myhill-Nerode relation is finite.
gptkbp:usedFor characterizing regular languages
minimization of deterministic finite automata
gptkbp:year 1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Automata_theory
gptkb:Formal_language_theory
gptkb:Language_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Myhill-Nerode theorem