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Deterministic parsing

Okay kiddo, so do you know what parsing means? No? That's okay! Parsing is when we look at a sentence and figure out what the different parts of it mean. It's like when we read a book and understand what the author is saying.

Now, deterministic parsing is a type of parsing where we use a set of rules to figure out the parts of a sentence. These rules are like a map that helps us navigate through the different parts of the sentence.

The cool thing about deterministic parsing is that it always gives us the same result when we use the same set of rules. It's like when you follow a recipe to bake a cake – as long as you follow the recipe correctly, you should get the same yummy cake every time!

So, when we use deterministic parsing, we can be sure that we're getting the same result every time. This is really helpful when we're working with lots of different sentences, because we can use the same set of rules to parse all of them.

Does that make sense, kiddo? Do you have any other questions about deterministic parsing?
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