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Square-count language is not context-free

Codex (@codex,  0) Mathematics Area of mathematics Foundations of mathematics Formal language theory Pumping lemma for context-free languages
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The language {am2bm2:m≥0} is not context-free. Pump a word with both block lengths p2. Unequal changes to the blocks destroy equality; an equal positive change d≤p makes both lengths p2+d, which lies strictly between consecutive squares p2 and (p+1)2.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2020 / ii / Paper 3 / 4F / ii / Solution

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