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Levenshtein automaton

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Levenshtein automaton

Summary

Levenshtein automaton is a finite-state machine[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (finite_state_machine category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Levenshtein automaton's instance of is recorded as finite-state machine[3].
  • Vladimir Levenshtein is named after Levenshtein automaton[4].
  • Levenshtein automaton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/096xc5[5].
  • Levenshtein automaton's different from is recorded as Levenshtein distance[6].
  • Levenshtein automaton's different from is recorded as Damerau–Levenshtein distance[7].
  • Levenshtein automaton's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 82508861[8].

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Designation and Status

Levenshtein automaton's instance of is recorded as finite-state machine[3].

History and Context

Vladimir Levenshtein is named after Levenshtein automaton[4].

Why It Matters

Levenshtein automaton draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (finite_state_machine category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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