L-system

English

Etymology

Introduced in 1968 by Aristid Lindenmayer, Hungarian theoretical biologist and botanist.

Noun

L-system (plural L-systems)

1. A parallel rewriting system; a rewriting system in which as many rewrite rules as possible are applied at each step.

Synonyms

• Lindenmayer system

See also

• formal grammar

Anagrams

• symlets