context-free

adjective

con·​text-free ˈkän-ˌtekst-ˈfrē How to pronounce context-free (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a grammar or language based on rules that describe a change in a string without reference to elements not in the string
also : being such a rule

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of context-free was in 1964

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Cite this Entry

“Context-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/context-free. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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