postfixform
nounUK /ˈpəʊstfɪksfɔːm/
US /ˈpoʊstfɪksfɔːrm/
A postfix form is a way of writing math where the action comes after the numbers.
In postfix form, you write 3 4 + instead of 3 + 4.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way to write a math problem where the operator is placed after its operands.
The calculator used postfix form to add the two numbers.
3. A notation style in computer science for evaluating expressions without parentheses.
Compilers often convert expressions into postfix form before evaluation.
4. The written arrangement of an operator following the values it works on.
The postfix form of '5 2 *' means multiply five by two.