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in reply to Regular expressions are:

Please show one example of each:

  1. Irregular Expressions
  2. Rational & Irrational Expressions
  3. Immaginary Expressions
  4. Anti Expressions
  5. Euclidean & Non-Euclidean Expressions
  6. Newtonian, Relativistic & Quantum Expressions
  7. Theological Expressions (include specific theologies)
  8. Philosophical Expressions (include specific philosophies)
  9. Okay, I'm stopping myself by force of will...

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Re^2: Regular expressions are:
by Illuminatus (Curate) on Mar 05, 2009 at 20:02 UTC
    Irregular Expressions
    See just about any post about REs in SOPW
    Rational & Irrational Expressions
    "Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time..."
    Immaginary Expressions
    Anything in a thought-bubble in a comic strip
    Anti Expressions
    "I know you are, but what am I?"
    Euclidean & Non-Euclidean Expressions
    if (m|euclid| && m)euclid))
    Newtonian, Relativistic & Quantum Expressions
    "How much an apple hurts when it hits your head depends on who's head it hits, but it may or may not have hit your head at all if you were not there to see it..."
    Theological Expressions (include specific theologies)
    10 - commandments
    9 - Heimr
    8 - fold path
    7 - terraces of purgatory
    6 - Venus; harmony
    5 - pillars of Islam
    4 - Vedas
    3 - Persons in one Godhead
    2 - Testaments
    1 - Ring to rule them all...
    Philosophical Expressions (include specific philosophies)
    "To be is to do"--Socrates.
    "To do is to be"--Jean-Paul Sartre.
    "Do be do be do"--Frank Sinatra.
    -- Kurt Vonnegut
Re^2: Regular expressions are:
by nimdokk (Vicar) on Mar 05, 2009 at 20:29 UTC
    9. Auntie Expressions?
      10: Indecent proposal Now THAT would be a useful tool!