表达式 (biǎo dá shì) — expression (mathematical, logical, or computational)
Definition
In Chinese STEM contexts, 表达式 refers to a mathematical, logical, or computational expression (e.g., an algebraic expression, a conditional in code) — narrower than the everyday English 'expression', which maps to 表达.
noun
expression (mathematical, logical, or computational)
Examples
- 表达式？Zhè ge biǎo dá shì de yùn suàn jié guǒ shì duō shǎo?What is the result of this expression?
- ，表达式。Zài biān chéng zhōng, tiáo jiàn biǎo dá shì yòng yú kòng zhì liú chéng.In programming, conditional expressions are used to control the flow.
- 表达式。Jiǎn huà zhè ge dài shù biǎo dá shì xū yào yòng dào fēn pèi lǜ.Simplifying this algebraic expression requires the distributive law.
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