reverse Polish notation
Umgekehrte Polnische Notation
An arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to themAn arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to them.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to them.
Back in my day, we had reverse Polish notation calculators: You had to write "2 4 3 * +" instead of "2 + 4 * 3".
Umgekehrte Polnische Notation
More definitions
- a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands
Translations
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By meaning 1
an arithmetic notation:
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands:postfix notationsuffix notation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable