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Definition of "context-free" []

  • (Of a grammar) which generates sentences in stages, in such a way that at any intermediate stage, any piece of the sentence is enough to determine the corresponding piece at the next stage; that is, the stagewise transformation at a point does not depend on the rest of the sentence (adjective)
  • (Of a formal language) which can be decided by a pushdown automaton or a context-free grammar (sense 1) (adjective)

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Use "context-free" in a sentence
  • "And despite the current context-free account, accusations of apartheid and imperialism levied at Israel are inherently fallacious because both concepts are fundamentally repellant to the Israeli character and to the justification for the establishment of Israel as a nation."
  • "The series begins Friday when England travels to Hyderabad, and while the tour is somewhat context-free, it will nonetheless send fans in both countries into a frenzy as they tussle to be cricket's top dogs."
  • "Religious fundamentalism is marked by a fanatical concern with a universally valid and context-free "truth" along the lines of the Hellenistic tradition."