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| syn·tax [ sín tàks ] (plural syn·tax·es) |
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1. organization of words in sentences: the ordering of and relationship between the words and other structural elements in phrases and sentences. The syntax may be of a whole language, a single phrase or sentence, or of an individual speaker.
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2. branch of grammar: the branch of grammar that studies syntax
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3. rules of syntax: an exposition of or set of rules for producing grammatical structures according to the syntax of a language
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4. rules governing program structure: the rules governing which statements and combinations of statements in a programming language will be acceptable to a compiler for that language
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5. rules for deriving logical formulas: the part of logic that gives the rules that define which combinations of expressions in the logical system yield well-formed formulas
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6. rule-based arrangement: the arrangement of any group of elements in a systematic or rule-based manner
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin< Greek suntaxis< suntassein "put in order" < tassein "arrange"] |
