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Redex vs Regex - What's the difference?

redex | regex |

As a noun redex

is something to be reduced according to the rules of a formal system.

As an abbreviation regex is

abbreviation of regular expression.

redex

English

Noun

(es)
  • (mathematics) Something to be reduced according to the rules of a formal system.
  • See also

    * lambda calculus

    regex

    English

    (Regular expression)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Abbreviation

    (es)
  • (computing) (regular expression)