Expressions
Programming language expressions can be broadly classified in three classes:
prefix notation
- Lisp (* (+ 2 3) (expt 4 5))
infix notation
- Fortran (2 + 3) * (4 ** 5)
- TUTOR (2 + 3)(45) $$ note implicit multiply operator
suffix, postfix, or Reverse Polish notation
- Forth 2 3 + 4 5 ** *
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