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finite-state machine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
finite-s-tate -ma-chine
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

finite-state machines (plural) FSM (alternative, initialism)

Synonyms

finite-state automaton state machine finite automaton automaton

Questions

What does finite-state machine mean?
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.

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