pattern matching

collocation in English

meaningsofpatternandmatching

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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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matching
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmætʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈmætʃ.ɪŋ/
having the same colour or pattern as ...
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(Definition ofpatternandmatchingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This rule implementspatternmatching.
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Inpatternmatchingterms, one wishes to write exhaustivepatternmatchingexpressions whose clauses all are useful.
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The case statement doespatternmatching.
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Compilingpatternmatchingby term decomposition.
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It uses word lists andpatternmatching.
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We thus need a new definition ofpatternmatching.
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We propose regular expressionpatternmatchingfor this purpose.
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A meta-programming example involvingpatternmatchingat level 1.
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Thepatternmatchingcases have the expected implementations.
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It also provides a phrase rule interpreter forpatternmatching.
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There are two ways to think aboutpatternmatching.
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Threepatternmatchingautomata for our running example.
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On the role ofpatternmatchingin information theory.
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This possibility is intrinsic to regular expressionpatternmatching.
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In our opinion,patternmatchinganalysis has been somehow neglected.
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In particular, we need to rewrite uses ofpatternmatching.
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Regular expressionpatternmatchingby itself is not new.
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We can think ofpatternmatchingas inverting constructor functions.
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Neither of the two intermediate languages supportpatternmatching.
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Every lexicon entry can trigger individualpatternmatchingrules.
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A final important ingredient is still missing:patternmatching.
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It implementspatternmatchingand updates with constructions normal forms.
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We can now formally define what binarypatternmatchingis.
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