Lecture Notes Review on Languages and Algebra

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms introduced in the lecture related to languages, strings, and their properties.

Alphabet

A finite set of symbols used to create strings.

String

A finite sequence of symbols chosen from an alphabet.

Language

A set of strings that share a common property or satisfy certain conditions.

Empty String

A string that has no characters but is still considered a valid string.

L5

The empty language that contains no strings.

L6

A language that contains only the empty string.

Finite Set

A collection of distinct symbols used in forming strings or languages.

Concatenation

The operation of linking strings together end-to-end to form a new string.

L1

A set of strings composed solely of two symbols, specifically zeros and ones.

Condition on Strings

Requirements that strings must meet to be included in a specific language.

Infinite Language

A language that contains an infinite number of strings.

Set of Conditions

Criteria that define which strings belong to a given language.

Self-Evaluation Survey

A tool for understanding students' confidence in various topics as part of their learning assessment.

General Building Blocks

Basic concepts like alphabets and strings that are foundational in language theory.

Nonnegative

A term used to describe values that are either positive or zero.

Order of Characters

The sequence in which symbols appear in a string, which can affect whether a string belongs to a specific language.

Notation

A system of symbols used to represent numbers, quantities, or values in mathematics and logic.

Test Length

The amount of time allocated for students to complete an exam.