Paul's Weblog • 8/6/2018

RPN: Postfix Notation

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This article explains Reverse Polish Notation (RPN), or postfix notation, as an alternative to infix notation that eliminates the need for parentheses and order of operations. It covers the basics of RPN, its stack-based evaluation paradigm, and includes a practical JavaScript function to evaluate RPN expressions. The author also discusses the historical use of RPN in Hewlett-Packard calculators and recommends tools like the HP-50g, RealCalc for Android, and the `dc` CLI tool.

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