"Chomsky Normal Form" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Named after Noam Chomsky (b. 1928), American linguist and philosopher, who first described it. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Chomsky Normal Form}} Chomsky Normal Form (uncountable)
  1. (computing theory) A context-free grammar in which the right hand side of any production rule consists of either one terminal symbol or two non-terminal symbols. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theory of computing
    Sense id: en-Chomsky_Normal_Form-en-noun-LqxbGy~M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing theory) A context-free grammar in which the right hand side of any production rule consists of either one terminal symbol or two non-terminal symbols (neither of which is the start symbol) or the epsilon (i.e. null string) symbol, but only if the left hand side is the start symbol. (Note: this is the full-fledged version, whereas the previous definition may be said to be defining Chomsky reduced form.) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theory of computing
    Sense id: en-Chomsky_Normal_Form-en-noun-crW~bxPh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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