--- created: 2026-04-08 10:32 course: "[[29593850 - Automationtheory]]" topic: languages related: "[[29593940 - Formal Languages]]" type: lecture status: 🔴 tags: - university --- ## 📌 Summary > [!abstract] > --- ## 📝 Content A language $L$ that can be described by a [[29593975 - Regular Expressions|Regular Expression]] $r$ (i. e. $L(r) = L$) is called _regular_. > [!WARNING] > There a several important languages that **cannot** be described by a regular expression. > (proof later)