Phrase guide

Polish notation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A notation for arithmetic (and logical) formulae in which operations (respectively, quantifiers and operands) are written immediately before their operands, used to avoid the need for parentheses; for example, 3 * (4 + 7) is written as * 3 + 4 7 and A AND B is written as AND A B.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: arithmetic, human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prefix notation, Lukasiewicz notation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parenthesis-free notation

History

Etymology

After the nationality of the logician Jan Łukasiewicz

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: полски запис (polski zapis) — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波蘭表示法 /波兰表示法 (Bōlán biǎoshìfǎ) — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Czech: polská notace — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Finnish: puolalainen notaatio — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • French: notation polonaise — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • German: Polnische Notation — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Greek: πολωνικός συμβολισμός (polonikós symvolismós) — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Japanese: ポーランド記法 (Pōrando-kihō) — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Polish: notacja polska — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Polish: zapis przedrostkowy — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Polish: notacja Łukasiewicza — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Polish: notacja prefiksowa — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Polish: symbolika beznawiasowa — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Portuguese: notação polonesa — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Romanian: notație poloneză — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Russian: по́льская нота́ция (pólʹskaja notácija) — notation for arithmetic formulae
  • Spanish: notación polaca — notation for arithmetic formulae