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Dyck word

Dyck word noun: a string consisting of n X's and n Y's such that no initial segment of the string has more Y's than X's.

Noun

Dyck word (plural Dyck words)

  1. A string consisting of n X's and n Y's such that no initial segment of the string has more Y's than X's.

Forms of Dyck word

pluralDyck words

Origin of Dyck word

Named after the mathematician Walther von Dyck.

Questions about Dyck word

What does Dyck word mean?
Dyck word means a string consisting of n X's and n Y's such that no initial segment of the string has more Y's than X's.
What part of speech is Dyck word?
Dyck word is a noun.
What is the plural of Dyck word?
The plural of Dyck word is Dyck words.

Words near Dyck word in the dictionary

  1. dyce
  2. Dyche
  3. Dyches
  4. Dyck
  5. Dyck language
  6. Dyck word
  7. Dyck words
  8. Dyckhoff
  9. dyclonine
  10. dycore
  11. dycores

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