Polish notation
Polish notation noun: a notation for arithmetic (and logical) formulae in which operations (respectively, quantifiers and operands) are written immediately before their operands, used to avoid the need for parentheses; for example, 3 * (4 + 7) is written as * 3 + 4 7 and A AND B is written as AND A B.
Noun
Polish notation (uncountable)
- A notation for arithmetic (and logical) formulae in which operations (respectively, quantifiers and operands) are written immediately before their operands, used to avoid the need for parentheses; for example, 3 * (4 + 7) is written as * 3 + 4 7 and A AND B is written as AND A B.
- In Polish Notation, the connectives are placed before the wffs. The virtue of this sentence is that its grammar is simpler, for it has no need for parentheses. Sider’s examples: (P ∧ Q) → R and P ∧ (Q → R) become → ∧PQR and ∧P → QR.
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- Synonyms:
- prefix notation
- In Polish Notation, the connectives are placed before the wffs. The virtue of this sentence is that its grammar is simpler, for it has no need for parentheses. Sider’s examples: (P ∧ Q) → R and P ∧ (Q → R) become → ∧PQR and ∧P → QR.
Polish notation meaning in Tamil
Polish notation in Tamil
- போலந்துக் குறிமானம்
Synonyms of Polish notation
Origin of Polish notation
After the nationality of the logician Jan Łukasiewicz
Questions about Polish notation
- What does Polish notation mean?
- Polish notation means a notation for arithmetic (and logical) formulae in which operations (respectively, quantifiers and operands) are written immediately before their operands, used to avoid the need for parentheses; for example, 3 * (4 + 7) is written as * 3 + 4 7 and A AND B is written as AND A B.
- What is Polish notation in Tamil?
- Polish notation in Tamil is போலந்துக் குறிமானம். See Polish notation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Polish notation?
- Polish notation is a noun.
Words near Polish notation in the dictionary
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