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  2030   \noindent
  2030   \noindent
  2031   holds for any strings @{text "s\<^isub>1"} and @{text
  2031   holds for any strings @{text "s\<^isub>1"} and @{text
  2032   "s\<^isub>2"}. Therefore @{text A} and the complement language @{term "-A"}
  2032   "s\<^isub>2"}. Therefore @{text A} and the complement language @{term "-A"}
  2033   give rise to the same partitions. So if one is finite, the other is too, and
  2033   give rise to the same partitions. So if one is finite, the other is too, and
  2034   vice versa. As noted earlier, our algorithm for solving equational systems
  2034   vice versa. As noted earlier, our algorithm for solving equational systems
  2035   actually calculates the regular expression for the complement language. 
  2035   actually calculates a regular expression for the complement language. 
  2036   Calculating this regular expression via
  2036   Calculating such a regular expression via
  2037   automata using the standard method would be quite involved. It includes the
  2037   automata using the standard method would be quite involved. It includes the
  2038   steps: regular expression @{text "\<Rightarrow>"} non-deterministic automaton @{text
  2038   steps: regular expression @{text "\<Rightarrow>"} non-deterministic automaton @{text
  2039   "\<Rightarrow>"} deterministic automaton @{text "\<Rightarrow>"} complement automaton @{text "\<Rightarrow>"}
  2039   "\<Rightarrow>"} deterministic automaton @{text "\<Rightarrow>"} complement automaton @{text "\<Rightarrow>"}
  2040   regular expression. Clearly not something you want to formalise in a theorem
  2040   regular expression. Clearly not something you want to formalise in a theorem
  2041   prover in which it is cumbersome to reason about automata.
  2041   prover in which it is cumbersome to reason about automata.