Context Free Languages, Pumping Lemma

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The discussion centers on the relationship between context-free languages and their subsets, specifically addressing the application of the Pumping Lemma. The user queries whether demonstrating that a subset, T = {a^n b^n c^n | n ≥ 0}, is not context-free implies that the larger language L = {ω ∈ {a,b,c}* | ω has an equal # of a's, b's, and c's} is also not context-free. The consensus confirms that while T is indeed not context-free, this does not automatically render L non-context-free, as context-free languages can contain non-context-free subsets.

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Hello fellow mathematicians/computer-scientists!

I have a question:

If a subset of a language is not context free, does that mean the language itself is not context-free?

For example, I want to show that the following is not context free, using the pumping lemma:

L = {[itex]\omega[/itex] [itex]\in[/itex] {a,b,c}* | [itex]\omega[/itex] has an equal # of a's, b's, and c's}

And since T ={[itex]a^{n}b^{n}c^{n}[/itex] | n [itex]\geq[/itex] 0} [itex]\subset[/itex] L

If I show that T is not context free, does that show that L is not context free?
 
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