How easily a program can be created for a chose problem domain
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What is a lexeme?
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simplest syntactic unit
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What is associated in the cost of a programming language?
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The cost for training, writing executing, maintaining, and implementing a certain language.
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What is syntax?
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Rules governing the form of a languages expressions, statements, and program units.
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What does ambiguity mean in a parse tree?
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a grammar that generates a sentential form for which there are two or more distinct parse trees.
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what is a token?
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A category for lexemes
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What is writiability in a programming language?
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How easily a language can be used to create programs for a specific problem domain
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What is semantics?
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Rules that determine the meaning of a languages expressions, statements, and programming units.
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What is operator precedence in a parse tree?
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when an expression includes two different operators, the code has to evaluate which has higher precedence. Lower in parse tree means higher precedence.
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What is expressivity in a programming language?
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A language which has convenient ways of specifying computations
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What is readability of a PL?
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Ease with which a program can be read and understand in the context of a problem domain