Syntax

• Symbols for building words

• Structure of words

• Structure of well formed phrases

• Structure of sentences

Only syntactically correct programs also have a semantics

Arithmetic: :

Symbols: 0-9, + , -, *, ?, ( , )

Words: Numerals built from symbols

Phrases: Arithmetic expressions

Sentences: Phrases

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