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Semantics Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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<theory> The meaning of a string in some language, as opposed to syntax which describes how symbols may be combined independent of their meaning.
The semantics of a programming language is a function from programs to answers. A program is a closed term and, in practical languages, an answer is a member of the syntactic category of values. The two main kinds are denotational semantics and operational semantics.
(1995-06-21)
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<theory> The meaning of a string in some language, as opposed to syntax which describes how symbols may be combined independent of their meaning.
The semantics of a programming language is a function from programs to answers. A program is a closed term and, in practical languages, an answer is a member of the syntactic category of values. The two main kinds are denotational semantics and operational semantics.
(1995-06-21)
Semantics Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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semantics
Noun
1. the study of language meaning
(hypernym) linguistics
(hyponym) deixis
Noun
1. the study of language meaning
(hypernym) linguistics
(hyponym) deixis
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semantics
n : the study of language meaning
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denotational semantics
axiomatic semantics
standard semantics
operational semantics
semantics
n : the study of language meaning
similar words(4)
denotational semantics
axiomatic semantics
standard semantics
operational semantics
Semantics Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Semantics
The study of the meanings of terms and expressions
The study of the meanings of terms and expressions
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semantics
The study of relations between a representation and what it represents. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
The study of relations between a representation and what it represents. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
semantics, functional role
The view that the meaning of a representation is the role of that representation in the cognitive life of the agent. It is an extension of the well known "use" theory of meaning as it supplements external use by including the role of a symbol inside a computer or a brain.
<Discussion > <References > Ned Block
Semantics Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Semantics
Variously located in logic, linguistics, philosophy and communication research, the study of how and what a sign, symbol, message or system means to an observer. For some, semantics is that branch of semiotics (the study of human behavior in the process of communication) which is concerned with the relationship between signs and referents or with the constraint imposed by non-linguistic phenomena on choices among linguistic expressions. (Krippendorff )
Variously located in logic, linguistics, philosophy and communication research, the study of how and what a sign, symbol, message or system means to an observer. For some, semantics is that branch of semiotics (the study of human behavior in the process of communication) which is concerned with the relationship between signs and referents or with the constraint imposed by non-linguistic phenomena on choices among linguistic expressions. (Krippendorff )
Semantics Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Semantics
Semantics (Greek sēmantikos, giving signs, significant, symptomatic, from sēma , sign) refers to aspects of meaning, as expressed in language or other systems of signs. Semantics contrasts with syntax, which is the study of the structure of sign systems (focusing on the form, not meaning). Related to semantics is the field of pragmatics, which studies the practical use of signs by agents or communities of interpretation within particular circumstances and contexts. By the usual convention that calls a study or a theory by the name of its subject matter, semantics may also denote the theoretical study of meaning in systems of signs.
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