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PREFIX NOTATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prefix notation mean?
• PREFIX NOTATION (noun)
The noun PREFIX NOTATION has 1 sense:
1. a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
Familiarity information: PREFIX NOTATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Lukasiewicz notation; Polish notation; prefix notation
Hypernyms ("prefix notation" is a kind of...):
parenthesis-free notation (a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components)
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