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Eg 5 + (6 * 7) is expressed in prefix notation as
+ 5 * 6 7
However, as RPN uses a "stack" of intermediate values it is easier to implement as when you parse an operator you already have your operands available.
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+[LISP] is probably the best known language to use prefix notation.
