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context-free language

context-free language noun: a language generated by a context-free grammar.

Noun

context-free language (countable and uncountable, plural context-free languages)

  1. (formal theory) A language generated by a context-free grammar.

Forms of context-free language

pluralcontext-free languages

Questions about context-free language

What does context-free language mean?
Context-free language means a language generated by a context-free grammar.
What part of speech is context-free language?
Context-free language is a noun.
What is the plural of context-free language?
The plural of context-free language is context-free languages.

Words near context-free language in the dictionary

  1. context-based learning
  2. context-dependent
  3. context-free
  4. context-free grammar
  5. context-free grammars
  6. context-free language
  7. context-free languages
  8. context-sensitive
  9. context-sensitive grammar
  10. context-sensitive grammars
  11. contexted

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