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finite state machine

finite state machine is the alternative form of finite-state machine.

Meaning of finite-state machine

Noun

finite-state machine (plural finite-state machines)

  1. A formalism for describing computation, consisting of a finite set of states and a transition function describing when to move from one state to another.

Forms of finite state machine

pluralfinite state machines

Questions about finite state machine

What is finite state machine the alternative form of?
Finite state machine is the alternative form of finite-state machine.

Words near finite state machine in the dictionary

  1. finite generators
  2. finite geometries
  3. finite geometry
  4. finite set
  5. finite sets
  6. finite state machine
  7. finite state machines
  8. finite verb
  9. finite verbs
  10. finite-dimensional
  11. finite-state automata

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