context-sensitive grammar

noun

A formal grammar in which the left-hand sides and right-hand sides of any production rules may be surrounded by a context of terminal and nonterminal symbols.

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Meanings

nouncontext-sensitive grammar (countable and uncountable, plural context-sensitive grammars)

plural context-sensitive grammars

  1. countableuncountableformal language theoryA formal grammar in which the left-hand sides and right-hand sides of any production rules may be surrounded by a context of terminal and nonterminal symbols.

Translations

Esperanto kuntekstohava gramatiko
  • kuntekstohava gramatikoformal grammar
Finnish yhteysherkkä kielioppi
  • yhteysherkkä kielioppiformal grammar
Polish gramatyka kontekstowa
  • gramatyka kontekstowaformal grammar
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APA

context-sensitive grammar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/context-sensitive%20grammar

MLA

“context-sensitive grammar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/context-sensitive%20grammar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “context-sensitive grammar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/context-sensitive%20grammar.

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