Definition of Reverse Polish notation

1. Noun. A parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands.


Definition of Reverse Polish notation

1. Noun. (mathematics) an arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to them. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reverse Polish Notation

reverse-commutes
reverse-commuting
reverse-dowry
reverse-engineer
reverse-engineered
reverse-engineering
reverse-engineers
reverse-pickpocket
reverse-pickpocketed
reverse-pickpocketing
reverse-pickpockets
reverse 911 call
reverse 911 calls
reverse Eck fistula
reverse Kingsley splint
reverse Polish notation (current term)
reverse Trendelenburg position
reverse banding
reverse bevel
reverse boustrophedon
reverse cascade
reverse chops
reverse commute
reverse commuter
reverse commuters
reverse commutes
reverse configure
reverse curve
reverse discrimination

Literary usage of Reverse Polish notation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"He measured reaction time and accuracy for both algebraic and reverse Polish notation and found that errors were related to confusion between operations, ..."

2. Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Scheme by Max Hailperin, Barbara Kaiser, Karl Knight (1999)
"... or Scheme notation), the second position (infix or standard notation), or the third position (postfix, also known as reverse Polish notation, or RPN). ..."

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