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Re:A regular expression to check for prime numbers by tannhaeuser on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:27AM (#36416319)
> When programmers say regular expression they usually mean Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).

Nope.

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Re:A regular expression to check for prime numbers by elros on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @07:52AM (#36417294)
So what is it that they mean, in your opinion?
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Re:A regular expression to check for prime numbers by tannhaeuser on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @08:23AM (#36417557)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression
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Re:A regular expression to check for prime numbers by jkrems on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:30AM (#36418206)
And that article says:

> Perl regexes have become a de facto standard, having a rich and powerful set of atomic expressions.

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