`expression` & `exp`

Create an expression which denotes the conjunction of both series.

Preconditions:

None

Properties:

associative, in the sense that expressions equivalent modulo associativity generate isomorphic automata

Examples



In [1]:

    
import vcsn
a = vcsn.B.expression('a*b')
b = vcsn.B.expression('ab*')
c = a & b
c









    



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    Out[1]:





${a}^{*} \, b \& a \, {b}^{*}$



In [2]:

    
c.derived_term()









    Out[2]:



In [3]:

    
c.shortest(10)









    Out[3]:





$\mathit{ab}$

expression & exp

Examples

`expression` & `exp`