CONTEXT-FREE
\kˈɒntɛkstfɹˈiː], \kˈɒntɛkstfɹˈiː], \k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɛ_k_s_t_f_ɹ_ˈiː]\
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Said of a grammar where the syntax of each constituent isindependent of the symbols occuring before and after it in asentence. Parsers for such grammars are simpler than thosefor context-dependent grammars because the parser need onlyknow the current symbol.
By Denis Howe
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