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What does it mean for a non-terminal to be nullable?

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Non-terminals in computer science and programming languages can be nullable if they can produce an empty string or epsilon.

Step-by-step explanation:

When we talk about non-terminals in computer science and programming languages, we are referring to symbols that represent groups of terminals (which are the basic units of a language, like individual letters or digits). A non-terminal is nullable if it can produce an empty string or epsilon.

For example, in a context-free grammar, consider a non-terminal symbol A that can derive the empty string. In this case, A is nullable because it can be replaced by nothing and still be considered valid. On the other hand, if A can only produce non-empty strings, it is not nullable.

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