< language > (Or "prefix syntax") One of the possible orderings of functions and operands : in prefix notation the function precedes all its operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "(+ 1 2)". A few languages (e.g., lisp ) have strictly prefix syntax, many more employ prefix notation in combination with infix notation .
Compare: postfix notation .
(2001-02-14)