0 votes 0 votes closed with the note: Answered! What is the difference between "arbitrary CFG" and "CFG"? Compiler Design theory-of-computation context-free-grammar + – rhcemak asked Aug 25, 2018 closed Aug 25, 2018 by rhcemak rhcemak 597 views comment Share Follow See all 4 Comments See all 4 4 Comments reply goxul commented Aug 25, 2018 reply Follow Share You need to provide context -- usually there's no difference. Where did you see the question? Can you post it in its entirety? 0 votes 0 votes rhcemak commented Aug 25, 2018 reply Follow Share It aroused as a self-doubt due to the usage of both words "arbitrary CFG" and "CFG" in various questions. With respect to your comment "usually there's no difference", should I assume both similar? 0 votes 0 votes goxul commented Aug 25, 2018 reply Follow Share Arbitrary means random, so you can safely assume that they're talking about any random CFG. 1 votes 1 votes rhcemak commented Aug 25, 2018 reply Follow Share Thanks for the help! 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.