Proving a Context-Free Grammar is Correct (Theory of Computing)

Опубликовано: 31 Май 2026
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Previously we defined what a context-free grammar is. We proposed a grammar that generates all palindromic strings. Is it correct? Dr. Page discusses how we can prove its correctness, using the definition of the language for a context-free grammar! Check out how we use induction here!

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0:00 Recap, a context-free grammar we want to prove correct
1:39 Gameplan
6:30 Proof (Part 1 - induction on the number of production rules applied)
23:20 Proof (Part 2 - induction on length of string)
32:59 Closing

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