context-free.

1. Independent of contextual conditions within the stated framework.

2. Having formal grammar rules whose application to a nonterminal does not depend on surrounding symbols.

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Words that belong together

• context-free rule
• context-free interpretation

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The rule was context-free under the model’s definition of context.

The interpretation was treated as context-free only within the simplified analysis.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally relational or categorical; comparison only where the particular property admits gradation. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: formal properties, scope and scale, organizational relations, analytic representation. Disciplines: academic writing, formal methods, cross-disciplinary analysis. Commonness: moderately common.