Differnces between moore and melay machines

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Moore machines have outputs dependent only on present state, while Mealy machines have outputs dependent on present state and inputs.

Moore machines have outputs that depend only on the present state of the machine.
Mealy machines have outputs that depend on both the present state and the inputs to the machine.
Moore machines are simpler to design and analyze compared to Mealy machines.
Mealy machines are more efficient in terms of memory usage as they can have fewer states compared to Moore machines.
Example: In a Moore machine, a vending machine that dispenses a product when a certain amount of money is inserted would have the output (dispensing the product) based solely on the current state of the machine. In a Mealy machine, the output could also depend on the amount of money inserted (input).

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