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CALCULATOR POSTFIX NOTATION LOGIC [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
22.02.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

calculator in which the internal circuitry allows the first operand to be entered without operating symbols by means of an "Enter" key and the subsequent operands are immediately followed by the operating symbols

OBS

When combining addition and subtraction with multiplication and division, the operator is not required to take interim results.

OBS

Example: the sequence of operations used in a calculator with postfix notation logic entry to solve the problem 12 + 3 - 5 / 2 = 5

OBS

calculator with postfix notation logic; calculator with suffix notation logic; calculator with reverse-Polish notation logic: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-22:1986].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
22.02.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

calculatrice dont l'organisation interne est telle que, après l'introduction du premier opérande au moyen d'une touche «entrée», les opérandes ultérieurs sont immédiatement suivis du symbole de l'opération

OBS

Lorsque l'addition et la soustraction sont combinées avec la multiplication et la division, il n'est pas nécessaire de passer par les résultats intermédiaires.

OBS

Exemple : Dans une calculatrice à notation polonaise inverse, voici la succession des étapes nécessaires pour exécuter le calcul 12 + 3 - 5 / 2 = 5

OBS

calculatrice avec logique à notation polonaise inverse : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-22:1986].

Spanish

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