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@@ -13,17 +13,35 @@ The representation of DFAs and NFAs assumes an infinite alphabet:
   *except* a specified set. In the visualisation, the character `Σ`
   denotes the alphabet of tokens.
 
-## Example
+## Example NFA-to-DFA conversion
 
-This example minimizes the DFA shown on the
+This example ghci session converts the NFA shown on the
+[wikipedia article about the powerset construction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerset_construction)
+into a DFA, using the aforementioned powerset construction.
+
+The conversion assumes that tokens other than `0` and `1` may appear
+in the input. Because of this, the resulting DFA looks different from
+the one on wikipedia.
+
+``` haskell
+>>> Just a = nfa [ (1,[(only "0",2)],[3]), (2,[(only "1",2),(only "1",4)],[]), (3,[(only "0",4)],[2]), (4,[(only "0",3)],[]) ] (1::Int) [3,4]
+>>> saveDotAsPng "nfa.png" $ nfaToDot a
+```
+![](resources/conversion_example_nfa.png)
+``` haskell
+>>> saveDotAsPng "dfa.png" $ dfaToDot $ nfaToDfa a
+```
+![](resources/conversion_example_dfa.png)
+
+## Example DFA minimization
+
+This example ghci session minimizes the DFA shown on the
 [wikipedia article about DFA minimization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFA_minimization).
 
 Transitions for the token `1` are specified explicitly (where
 necessary), while transitions for the token `0` are represented by the
 default transition marked with `*`.
 
-This ghci session shows the minimization of the DFA mentioned above.
-
 ``` haskell
 >>> Just a = dfa [ ("a",[('1',"c")],"b"), ("b",[('1',"d")],"a"), ("c",[('1',"f")],"e"), ("d",[('1',"f")],"e"), ("e",[('1',"f")],"e"), ("f",[],"f") ] "a" ["c","d","e"]
 >>> saveDotAsPng "dfa.png" $ dfaToDot a
@@ -33,4 +51,3 @@ This ghci session shows the minimization of the DFA mentioned above.
 >>> saveDotAsPng "dfa_minimized.png" $ dfaToDot $ minimizeDfa a
 ```
 ![](resources/minimization_example_dfa_minimized.png)
-
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