Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition)
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Denotational Semantics:
The Denotational Semantics are used to define the meaning of programs. It is based on recursive function theory. A recursion is a concept in which a function is called itself.
Example of factorial of a number:
if (n==0) then 1 else n*factorial(n-1)
In denotational semantics a mathematical object is constructed. This object is known as denotation. The denotation of a phrase is determined by the denotations of its sub phrases. Denotational semantics provided the meaning of a computer program as a function which mapped input into output...
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