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Question 21522: A Bounded Search No-Hit Is Not a Nonmembership Proof

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0042-21522 · q-20261014-advance-20261109-r07-context-free-grammar-0097

Original question and givens

Use the complete finite grammar: nonterminals=[S21, A21], terminals=[a21, b21], start=S21, productions=[[S21, [a21, A21]], [A21, [b21, A21]], [A21, []]] and allow_epsilon=true. Alphabets must be unique and disjoint, the start belongs to nonterminals, and each production [lhs,rhs] has exactly one nonterminal lhs and a finite legal-symbol rhs. Empty rhs is permitted only under the explicit epsilon convention. Keep original symbol and production order. Search word=[a21, b21, b21] with max_steps=2. Give (word, max_steps, found_in_bounded_search, nonmembership_claim, boundary).

  • G001 — Use the complete finite grammar: nonterminals=[S21, A21], terminals=[a21, b21], start=S21, productions=[[S21, [a21, A21]], [A21, [b21, A21]], [A21, []]] and allow_epsilon=true. Alphabets must be unique and disjoint, the start belongs to nonterminals, and each production [lhs,rhs] has exactly one nonterminal lhs and a finite legal-symbol rhs. Empty rhs is permitted only under the explicit epsilon convention. Keep original symbol and production order. Search word=[a21, b21, b21] with max_steps=2. Give (word, max_steps, found_in_bounded_search, nonmembership_claim, boundary).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=cfg-bounded-search-boundary;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[word, max_steps, found_in_bounded_search, nonmembership_claim, boundary]

Conditions: none

Keep the original historical interface marker while listing ordered source fields without JavaScript.Tags are not additional evidence;fixed No markers retain their source claim scope.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL production index=0;lhs=S21,rhs=[a21, A21];N=[S21, A21],T=[a21, b21],allow_epsilon=Yes

After

lhs is ONE declared nonterminal;every rhs symbol legal;empty rhs accepted ONLY under the explicit epsilon convention;original production position retained

Conditions: none

Each production has one nonterminal on the left.Check every right-hand symbol and the explicit epsilon convention.Duplicate production positions may exist;sorting them would change first-witness indices.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_each_original_production_single_nonterminal_legal_rhs · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL production index=1;lhs=A21,rhs=[b21, A21];N=[S21, A21],T=[a21, b21],allow_epsilon=Yes

After

lhs is ONE declared nonterminal;every rhs symbol legal;empty rhs accepted ONLY under the explicit epsilon convention;original production position retained

Conditions: none

Each production has one nonterminal on the left.Check every right-hand symbol and the explicit epsilon convention.Duplicate production positions may exist;sorting them would change first-witness indices.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_each_original_production_single_nonterminal_legal_rhs · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL production index=2;lhs=A21,rhs=[];N=[S21, A21],T=[a21, b21],allow_epsilon=Yes

After

lhs is ONE declared nonterminal;every rhs symbol legal;empty rhs accepted ONLY under the explicit epsilon convention;original production position retained

Conditions: none

Each production has one nonterminal on the left.Check every right-hand symbol and the explicit epsilon convention.Duplicate production positions may exist;sorting them would change first-witness indices.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_each_original_production_single_nonterminal_legal_rhs · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL unique disjoint N=[S21, A21],T=[a21, b21];start=S21;complete productions=[[S21, [a21, A21]], [A21, [b21, A21]], [A21, []]];allow_epsilon=Yes

After

start belongs to nonterminals;finite grammar qualified;NO derivation,membership,regularity,unambiguity or PDA equivalence inferred

Conditions: none

Grammar qualification alone supplies no derivation for a word and no regularity or unambiguity claim.Retain both alphabet orders.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_qualified_alphabets_start_not_language_property · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL target form=[a21, b21, b21];start=S21;max_steps=2;length cap=6

After

initial depth0 frontier=[[S21]];target already found=No;form equality itself does NOT require terminal-only target

Conditions: none

This is the declared depth-and-length-bounded search,not a general recognizer.Check exact form equality at depth0.A found form with nonterminals is not a terminal-word membership certificate.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_bounded_search_initial_exact_form_not_terminal_membership · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL depth=0;ALL frontier forms=[[S21]];length cap=6

After

ALL [from,position,production_index,next,target_equal,within_cap] transitions=[[[S21], 0, 0, [a21, A21], No, Yes]];next distinct frontier=[[a21, A21]];any hit=No

Conditions: none

Expand every legal position/production at this layer,deduplicating equal forms within the layer.Check target equality before the source length filter.Display sorting makes a set readable without altering production indices or existential found status.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_every_bounded_frontier_expansion_and_length_filter · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL depth=1;ALL frontier forms=[[a21, A21]];length cap=6

After

ALL [from,position,production_index,next,target_equal,within_cap] transitions=[[[a21, A21], 1, 1, [a21, b21, A21], No, Yes], [[a21, A21], 1, 2, [a21], No, Yes]];next distinct frontier=[[a21], [a21, b21, A21]];any hit=No

Conditions: none

Expand every legal position/production at this layer,deduplicating equal forms within the layer.Check target equality before the source length filter.Display sorting makes a set readable without altering production indices or existential found status.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_every_bounded_frontier_expansion_and_length_filter · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL target=[a21, b21, b21],depth bound=2;bounded found=No

After

nonmembership_claim fixed No whether found or not;longer or excluded derivations have NOT been ruled out

Conditions: none

A no-hit rules out only paths within these depth/length limits.Without a completeness bound it is not a nonmembership proof.A found terminal string can separately witness membership,but not unambiguity.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: cfg_bounded_nohit_never_nonmembership_claim · Uses: G001, S008

Reverse checks

  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([a21, b21, b21], 2, No, No, bounded_search_failure_cannot_prove_nonmembership_without_complete_bound)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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