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Given $sum_2$ = {$begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$, $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1end{bmatrix}$} , and a language $L$ = {$w$ $in$ $sum_2^*$ | $Top(w)$ = $Bott(w)^R$ $wedge$ $|w|_0$ = $|w|_1$} where
$Top(w)$ is the top row and $bott(w)$ is the bottom row.



For example, $w$ = $begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$ $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$ then $Top(w)$ = $10$ and $bottom(w)$ = $01$.
I want to prove that $L$ isn't context free language.
I have tried to do so with pumping lemme and could not find a word that would get me to the needed contradiction (I assumed L is indeed context free).



Any help will do.



Thanks in advance.










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    The two conditions by themselves definitely result in context-free languages; palindromes are even linear, counting one letter against the other is easy with a stack. Does the $|w|_0 = |w|_1$ refer to the "sum" of the bottom and top rows or to just one of them?
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Given $sum_2$ = {$begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$, $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1end{bmatrix}$} , and a language $L$ = {$w$ $in$ $sum_2^*$ | $Top(w)$ = $Bott(w)^R$ $wedge$ $|w|_0$ = $|w|_1$} where
$Top(w)$ is the top row and $bott(w)$ is the bottom row.



For example, $w$ = $begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$ $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$ then $Top(w)$ = $10$ and $bottom(w)$ = $01$.
I want to prove that $L$ isn't context free language.
I have tried to do so with pumping lemme and could not find a word that would get me to the needed contradiction (I assumed L is indeed context free).



Any help will do.



Thanks in advance.










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  • $begingroup$
    The two conditions by themselves definitely result in context-free languages; palindromes are even linear, counting one letter against the other is easy with a stack. Does the $|w|_0 = |w|_1$ refer to the "sum" of the bottom and top rows or to just one of them?
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    – Peter Leupold
    Dec 19 '18 at 5:01














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$begingroup$


Given $sum_2$ = {$begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$, $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1end{bmatrix}$} , and a language $L$ = {$w$ $in$ $sum_2^*$ | $Top(w)$ = $Bott(w)^R$ $wedge$ $|w|_0$ = $|w|_1$} where
$Top(w)$ is the top row and $bott(w)$ is the bottom row.



For example, $w$ = $begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$ $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$ then $Top(w)$ = $10$ and $bottom(w)$ = $01$.
I want to prove that $L$ isn't context free language.
I have tried to do so with pumping lemme and could not find a word that would get me to the needed contradiction (I assumed L is indeed context free).



Any help will do.



Thanks in advance.










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Given $sum_2$ = {$begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$, $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$,$begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1end{bmatrix}$} , and a language $L$ = {$w$ $in$ $sum_2^*$ | $Top(w)$ = $Bott(w)^R$ $wedge$ $|w|_0$ = $|w|_1$} where
$Top(w)$ is the top row and $bott(w)$ is the bottom row.



For example, $w$ = $begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}$ $begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}$ then $Top(w)$ = $10$ and $bottom(w)$ = $01$.
I want to prove that $L$ isn't context free language.
I have tried to do so with pumping lemme and could not find a word that would get me to the needed contradiction (I assumed L is indeed context free).



Any help will do.



Thanks in advance.







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    The two conditions by themselves definitely result in context-free languages; palindromes are even linear, counting one letter against the other is easy with a stack. Does the $|w|_0 = |w|_1$ refer to the "sum" of the bottom and top rows or to just one of them?
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    – Peter Leupold
    Dec 19 '18 at 5:01


















  • $begingroup$
    The two conditions by themselves definitely result in context-free languages; palindromes are even linear, counting one letter against the other is easy with a stack. Does the $|w|_0 = |w|_1$ refer to the "sum" of the bottom and top rows or to just one of them?
    $endgroup$
    – Peter Leupold
    Dec 19 '18 at 5:01
















$begingroup$
The two conditions by themselves definitely result in context-free languages; palindromes are even linear, counting one letter against the other is easy with a stack. Does the $|w|_0 = |w|_1$ refer to the "sum" of the bottom and top rows or to just one of them?
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– Peter Leupold
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$begingroup$
The two conditions by themselves definitely result in context-free languages; palindromes are even linear, counting one letter against the other is easy with a stack. Does the $|w|_0 = |w|_1$ refer to the "sum" of the bottom and top rows or to just one of them?
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Suppose that $L$ were context-free. Then so would be
$$
L' = L cap
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^*
left(
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^*
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
right)^*
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^* =
left{
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^a
left(
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^b
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
right)^c
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^d : \(011)^a(11)^b(01)^c(000)^d = (011)^d (11)^c (01)^b (000)^a, \
4(a+d) + (b+c) = 2(a+d) + 3(b+c)
right}.
$$

The first constraint implies that $a=d$ and $b=c$, simplifying the second constraint to $4a+b=2a+3b$, which in turn implies that $a=b$. Therefore
$$
L' =
left{
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^n
left(
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^n
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
right)^n
left(
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
right)^n :
n geq 0
right}.
$$

Let $h$ be the homomorphism which maps $begin{bmatrix}0\0end{bmatrix}$ to $a$, $begin{bmatrix}1\1end{bmatrix}$ to $b$, and the other two letters to $epsilon$. If $L'$ were context-free then so would be
$$
L'' = h(L') = { a^n b^{2n} a^n : n geq 0 }.
$$

Let $kcolon {a,b,c}^* to {a,b}^*$ be the homomorphism given by $k(a) = k(c) = a$ and $k(b) = bb$. If $L''$ were context-free then so would be
$$
L''' = k^{-1}(L'') cap a^*b^*c^* = {a^n b^n c^n : n geq 0}.
$$

However, $L'''$ is well-known not to be context-free.






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    $begingroup$

    This answer assumes that $|w|_sigma$ is the total number of $sigma$'s in both rows of $w$.



    Suppose that $L$ were context-free. Then so would be
    $$
    L' = L cap
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^*
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^*
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    right)^*
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^* =
    left{
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^a
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^b
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    right)^c
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^d : \(011)^a(11)^b(01)^c(000)^d = (011)^d (11)^c (01)^b (000)^a, \
    4(a+d) + (b+c) = 2(a+d) + 3(b+c)
    right}.
    $$

    The first constraint implies that $a=d$ and $b=c$, simplifying the second constraint to $4a+b=2a+3b$, which in turn implies that $a=b$. Therefore
    $$
    L' =
    left{
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^n
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^n
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    right)^n
    left(
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
    begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
    right)^n :
    n geq 0
    right}.
    $$

    Let $h$ be the homomorphism which maps $begin{bmatrix}0\0end{bmatrix}$ to $a$, $begin{bmatrix}1\1end{bmatrix}$ to $b$, and the other two letters to $epsilon$. If $L'$ were context-free then so would be
    $$
    L'' = h(L') = { a^n b^{2n} a^n : n geq 0 }.
    $$

    Let $kcolon {a,b,c}^* to {a,b}^*$ be the homomorphism given by $k(a) = k(c) = a$ and $k(b) = bb$. If $L''$ were context-free then so would be
    $$
    L''' = k^{-1}(L'') cap a^*b^*c^* = {a^n b^n c^n : n geq 0}.
    $$

    However, $L'''$ is well-known not to be context-free.






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      $begingroup$

      This answer assumes that $|w|_sigma$ is the total number of $sigma$'s in both rows of $w$.



      Suppose that $L$ were context-free. Then so would be
      $$
      L' = L cap
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^*
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^*
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      right)^*
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^* =
      left{
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^a
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^b
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      right)^c
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^d : \(011)^a(11)^b(01)^c(000)^d = (011)^d (11)^c (01)^b (000)^a, \
      4(a+d) + (b+c) = 2(a+d) + 3(b+c)
      right}.
      $$

      The first constraint implies that $a=d$ and $b=c$, simplifying the second constraint to $4a+b=2a+3b$, which in turn implies that $a=b$. Therefore
      $$
      L' =
      left{
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^n
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^n
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      right)^n
      left(
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
      begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
      right)^n :
      n geq 0
      right}.
      $$

      Let $h$ be the homomorphism which maps $begin{bmatrix}0\0end{bmatrix}$ to $a$, $begin{bmatrix}1\1end{bmatrix}$ to $b$, and the other two letters to $epsilon$. If $L'$ were context-free then so would be
      $$
      L'' = h(L') = { a^n b^{2n} a^n : n geq 0 }.
      $$

      Let $kcolon {a,b,c}^* to {a,b}^*$ be the homomorphism given by $k(a) = k(c) = a$ and $k(b) = bb$. If $L''$ were context-free then so would be
      $$
      L''' = k^{-1}(L'') cap a^*b^*c^* = {a^n b^n c^n : n geq 0}.
      $$

      However, $L'''$ is well-known not to be context-free.






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        $begingroup$

        This answer assumes that $|w|_sigma$ is the total number of $sigma$'s in both rows of $w$.



        Suppose that $L$ were context-free. Then so would be
        $$
        L' = L cap
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^*
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^*
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        right)^*
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^* =
        left{
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^a
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^b
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        right)^c
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^d : \(011)^a(11)^b(01)^c(000)^d = (011)^d (11)^c (01)^b (000)^a, \
        4(a+d) + (b+c) = 2(a+d) + 3(b+c)
        right}.
        $$

        The first constraint implies that $a=d$ and $b=c$, simplifying the second constraint to $4a+b=2a+3b$, which in turn implies that $a=b$. Therefore
        $$
        L' =
        left{
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n :
        n geq 0
        right}.
        $$

        Let $h$ be the homomorphism which maps $begin{bmatrix}0\0end{bmatrix}$ to $a$, $begin{bmatrix}1\1end{bmatrix}$ to $b$, and the other two letters to $epsilon$. If $L'$ were context-free then so would be
        $$
        L'' = h(L') = { a^n b^{2n} a^n : n geq 0 }.
        $$

        Let $kcolon {a,b,c}^* to {a,b}^*$ be the homomorphism given by $k(a) = k(c) = a$ and $k(b) = bb$. If $L''$ were context-free then so would be
        $$
        L''' = k^{-1}(L'') cap a^*b^*c^* = {a^n b^n c^n : n geq 0}.
        $$

        However, $L'''$ is well-known not to be context-free.






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        This answer assumes that $|w|_sigma$ is the total number of $sigma$'s in both rows of $w$.



        Suppose that $L$ were context-free. Then so would be
        $$
        L' = L cap
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^*
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^*
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        right)^*
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^* =
        left{
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^a
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^b
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        right)^c
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^d : \(011)^a(11)^b(01)^c(000)^d = (011)^d (11)^c (01)^b (000)^a, \
        4(a+d) + (b+c) = 2(a+d) + 3(b+c)
        right}.
        $$

        The first constraint implies that $a=d$ and $b=c$, simplifying the second constraint to $4a+b=2a+3b$, which in turn implies that $a=b$. Therefore
        $$
        L' =
        left{
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n
        left(
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 1 end{bmatrix}
        begin{bmatrix} 0 \ 0 end{bmatrix}
        right)^n :
        n geq 0
        right}.
        $$

        Let $h$ be the homomorphism which maps $begin{bmatrix}0\0end{bmatrix}$ to $a$, $begin{bmatrix}1\1end{bmatrix}$ to $b$, and the other two letters to $epsilon$. If $L'$ were context-free then so would be
        $$
        L'' = h(L') = { a^n b^{2n} a^n : n geq 0 }.
        $$

        Let $kcolon {a,b,c}^* to {a,b}^*$ be the homomorphism given by $k(a) = k(c) = a$ and $k(b) = bb$. If $L''$ were context-free then so would be
        $$
        L''' = k^{-1}(L'') cap a^*b^*c^* = {a^n b^n c^n : n geq 0}.
        $$

        However, $L'''$ is well-known not to be context-free.







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