critical exponent

noun

critical exponent

noun

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Computing, Computing theory, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The greatest number of times that a contiguous subsequence can be repeated.

The critical exponent of "Mississippi" is 7/3, as it contains the string "ississi", which is of length 7 and period 3.

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