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shunting-yard algorithm

shunting-yard algorithm proper noun: a method for parsing mathematical expressions specified in infix notation.

Proper noun

the shunting-yard algorithm

  1. A method for parsing mathematical expressions specified in infix notation.

Origin of shunting-yard algorithm

By analogy to the operations in a railroad shunting yard.

Questions about shunting-yard algorithm

What does shunting-yard algorithm mean?
Shunting-yard algorithm means a method for parsing mathematical expressions specified in infix notation.
What part of speech is shunting-yard algorithm?
Shunting-yard algorithm is a proper noun.

Words near shunting-yard algorithm in the dictionary

  1. shunting engines
  2. shunting neck
  3. shunting necks
  4. shunting signal
  5. shunting signals
  6. shunting-yard algorithm
  7. shuntings
  8. shunto
  9. shunts
  10. shuntō
  11. shunworthy

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