A Note on Nested String Replacements
Holger Petersen
TL;DR
This paper explores the process and complexity of reducing strings of identical characters to a single character through nested string replacements, providing insights into the minimal steps needed.
Contribution
It introduces a novel analysis of nested string replacements and their efficiency in simplifying strings of identical characters.
Findings
Derived formulas for the number of replacements needed
Identified optimal strategies for string reduction
Provided bounds on the number of steps required
Abstract
We investigate the number of nested string replacements required to reduce a string of identical characters to one character.
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TopicsDNA and Biological Computing · Algorithms and Data Compression