# Nevill-Manning 1997: Compression and Explanation using Hierarchical Grammars

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# Compression and Explanation using Hierarchical Grammars

C. G. Nevill-Manning, 1997. _The Computer Journal_.

Describes SEQUITUR, an algorithm that builds a hierarchical grammar from a sequence of symbols and uses it both to compress the sequence and to show its structure.

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Nevill-Manning, C. G. (1997). Compression and Explanation using Hierarchical Grammars. The Computer Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/40.2_and_3.103
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