Re: Results of Poll by Email No. 27

David Starner <dvdeug@...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 04:07:04PM -0400, Robert B Wilson wrote:
> >
> > x=S
> > y=O
> > *=V
> > SVO = x*y
> > OSV = yx*
> >
> > hmm... OSV looks like reverse polish notation!
>
> Isn't reverse Polish "xy*" and hence SOV?
    No.  Polish Notation would be "*xy" (VSO), so Reverse Polish Notation
would be "yx*".

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