Formal languages

  • Authors:

  • Jonathan Goldstine

  • Affiliations:

  • -

  • Venue:
  • Encyclopedia of Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Fomal languages are abstract mathematical objects used to model the syntax of programming languages or (less successfully) of natural languages such as English. For example, consider a simple English sentence, such as