REVERSE POLISH NOTATION


Meaning of REVERSE POLISH NOTATION in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

: a system of representing mathematical and logical operations in which the operands precede the operator and which does not require the use of parentheses

(3 + 5) - (2 + 1) in reverse Polish notation is expressed as 3 5 + 2 1 + -

— called also postfix notation

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