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context-free grammar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A formal grammar in which every production rule is such that the left-hand side is exactly one non-terminal symbol and the right-hand side is zero or more terminal symbols and/or nonterminal symbols.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: CFG

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 上下文無關文法 /上下文无关文法 (shàngxiàwén wúguān wénfǎ) — formal grammar
  • Czech: bezkontextová gramatika — formal grammar
  • Esperanto: senkunteksta gramatiko — formal grammar
  • Finnish: yhteydetön kielioppi — formal grammar
  • German: kontextfreie Grammatik — formal grammar
  • Icelandic: samhengisfrjáls mállýsing — formal grammar
  • Polish: gramatyka bezkontekstowa — formal grammar
  • Serbo-Croatian: kontekstno neovisna gramatika — formal grammar