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expressionsnumbers is a term occasionally used in mathematical and computational discourse to denote numbers that arise by evaluating symbolic expressions rather than appearing as explicit numerals. The scope includes numeric literals (for example, 42), arithmetic expressions (such as 2+3), and more complex expressions that evaluate to a real or complex number when given appropriate input or interpretation. In this sense, an expressionsnumbers value is any expression that, under a chosen numeric interpretation, yields a numeric result.

Although not a standard mathematical concept, the term is used to discuss topics such as parsing, evaluation,

Examples of evaluation include 3+5, which yields 8; sqrt(16), yielding 4; pi*2, yielding approximately 6.283185..., and

Relation to related concepts includes numeric literals, arithmetic expressions, symbolic computation, expression trees, and evaluation strategies.

See also: numeric literal, arithmetic expression, symbolic computation, evaluation, abstract syntax tree, computer algebra system.

and
representation
of
numeric
values
in
programming
languages,
calculators,
and
computer
algebra
systems.
It
helps
distinguish
between
immediately
written
numerals
and
expressions
that
must
be
computed
or
approximated
to
obtain
a
number.
1/3,
yielding
0.333...
In
symbolic
contexts,
expressions
may
be
kept
unevaluated
or
simplified
to
a
canonical
form
before
eventual
numerical
evaluation.
Understanding
expressionsnumbers
supports
tasks
in
compilers,
calculators,
and
algebraic
systems
that
generate
or
manipulate
numeric
results
from
symbolic
representations.