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denotational semantics

denotational semantics noun: an approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages by constructing mathematical objects called denotations which describe the meanings of expressions from the languages.

Noun

denotational semantics (uncountable)

  1. An approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages by constructing mathematical objects called denotations which describe the meanings of expressions from the languages.

Questions about denotational semantics

What does denotational semantics mean?
Denotational semantics means an approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages by constructing mathematical objects called denotations which describe the meanings of expressions from the languages.
What part of speech is denotational semantics?
Denotational semantics is a noun.

Words near denotational semantics in the dictionary

  1. denotated
  2. denotates
  3. denotating
  4. denotation
  5. denotational
  6. denotational semantics
  7. denotationally
  8. denotations
  9. denotative
  10. denotatively
  11. denotativeness

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