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context-dependent

context-dependent adjective: that is not absolute, that depends on context.

Adjective

context-dependent (not comparable)

  1. That is not absolute, that depends on context.
    • context-dependent memory

Questions about context-dependent

What does context-dependent mean?
Context-dependent means that is not absolute, that depends on context.
What part of speech is context-dependent?
Context-dependent is an adjective.

Words near context-dependent in the dictionary

  1. context compaction
  2. context menu
  3. context menus
  4. context principle
  5. context-based learning
  6. context-dependent
  7. context-free
  8. context-free grammar
  9. context-free grammars
  10. context-free language
  11. context-free languages

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