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context-sensitive grammars

Context-sensitive grammars are a type of formal rules used to describe complex language structures in computer science and linguistics. Unlike simpler grammars, they consider the surrounding context of elements when defining how words or symbols can be transformed or combined. This means that the way a part of a sentence can be modified depends on its neighboring parts, allowing for more precise and nuanced descriptions of languages with intricate patterns. They are powerful in modeling natural languages and computational processes where context influences meaning or structure.