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Proof that $\{a^ib^jc^k\mid i,j,k\in\mathbb{N}, i<k<j\}$ is not context-free using the Pumping Lemma

$$L=\{a^ib^jc^k \;| \;i, j, k \in \mathbb{N} \; \text{and} \; i <k<j\}$$ I need to show that this language is not context-free with the help of the Pumping Lemma. My first intuition is, that ...
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Is the language of words that are unbalanced in the first half context-free?

(Practice exam question in computational models) Definition: A word $w\in \{0,1\}^*$ is called balanced if it contains the same number of $0$s as $1$s. Let $L = \{w\in \{0,1\}^*\mid |w|$ is even and ...
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Is a^mb^n where m=n^2 a CFL?

Is $a^mb^n$ where $m=n^2$ a CFL? I have a doubt regrading this problem. Say if we pop $n$ number of $a's$ from the stack for each $b$ then it is a CFL (to be exact DCFL) right? On the other hand I ...
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$L = \{ a^{j!} \mid j \geq1\}$ is not context free by pumping lemma

How I use the pumping lemma to prove that the language $L = \{ a^{j!} \mid j \geq1\}$ is not context-free?
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Acceptance problem for CFGs is not regular

Let $ACFG$ be the language of all encodings $(C,x)$ where $C$ is a context-free grammar that generates a language containing $x$, i.e. $ACFG$ is the acceptance problem for context-free grammars. It is ...
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Is there any tiny tips to find counter example string for proving some language is not a CFL? [duplicate]

When I prove some language is context free, It is too hard to find example string. Is there any tips? It takes too many time or eventually give up.
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How to prove that a language is not context-free using pumping lemma

I'm trying to prove that that language isn't a context free: $L = \{ w11w \mid w\in \Sigma^* = \{0,1\}\}$ I succeed to prove that $L = ww$ isn't context free, but not the language above. What ...
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How to prove this language is not context-free language by pumping lemma? [duplicate]

Could I get help to prove that the language $\{a^i b^j c^k \mid i>j>k\ge 0\}$ is not context free language by using pumping lemma?
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Is this language is Context-free language or not?

Is anybody can help me please to determine is this language is Context-free language or not? L={wvw | w,v∈{a,b,c}+} for example: part of the language: acbac, abcab, bbcbb not part of the language:...
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Context free/Non Context free Language [duplicate]

Let L = { uv composed of {0,1} | |u| = |v| and u = v } Do we agree that this language is not a Context Free Language ? If not, why ? Can you give me a pushdown automata that recognizes it or the ...
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Can the pumping lemma for context free languages be extended to any subword?

It is known that in the case of a Regular Language $L$ , the pumping lemma can be extended to apply to any sufficiently long subword of the language, ie, if $uwv \in L$ and $|w| \ge p$ then we can ...
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How construct PDA to $L = \{x \in(a,b,c,d)^* \mid -10 \leq ( |x|_a + |x|_b) - ( |x|_c + |x|_d) \leq 10 \}$

$L = \{x \in(a,b,c,d)^* \mid -10 \leq ( |x|_a + |x|_b) - ( |x|_c + |x|_d) \leq 10 \}$ I don't have any idea. Can someone help me.
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Prove $L = \{ww^{R} \in \{a, b\}^{*} : |w|_{a} \equiv |w|_{b} \equiv 0$ $(mod$ $13) \}$ is regular or context-free or neither

$L = \{ww^{R} \in \{a, b\}^{*} : |w|_{a} \equiv |w|_{b} \equiv 0$ $(mod$ $13) \}$ Exercises: If the language L is regular (build a DFA or regular expression) else if the language L is context-...
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Is this language context-free? $\Sigma$ = {a,b,#} L = {x1#x2#...#xk : k$\geq$2, every $x_i \in$ {a,b}* and xi $\neq$ xj for every pair i $\neq$ j} [duplicate]

Is this language context-free? $\Sigma$ = {a,b,#}, L = {x1#x2#...#xk : k$\geq$2, every $x_i \in$ {a,b}* and xi $\neq$ xj for every pair i $\neq$ j} I think it is not, because the PDA can't memorize ...
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Prove or disprove if L is CFL? [duplicate]

Given $L=\{a^ib^jc^k | i\neq j \space and \space j=k\}$. Is this CFL? How do I write CFG for it or prove it with pumping lemma? Thanks.
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Is $\{a^mb^nc^{mn}\mid m>n\}$ a context-free language? [duplicate]

Been trying to figure it out for an hour myself and another hour looking around, I cannot find anything with the $c^{mn}$ part. $$L=\{a^mb^nc^{mn}\mid m>n\}$$
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Does a pushdown automata exists for the following language?

I have came across a question stating that language $L = a^n b^n c^{2n}$ is not a context free language and hence, no PDA can be constructed for it. But what I am wondering is that, if I add another ...
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How to prove that $L = \{a^n b^m a^n b^m \mid n,m \ge 0\}$ is not a CFL?

I'm stuck with the proof. I've tried Ogden's lemma but it doesn't seem to help. The problem is: Let $N$ be the constant of Ogden, let $z = a^N b^{N+1} a^N b^{N+1}$, and $z = uvwxy$. Now I should ...