symbol concept from the Java knowledge base

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symbol

subject fact

symbol has definition A character or string of characters that represents or stands for something else added by: JK, reference: Source 2, 2001-10-19 11:38:03.0
is a kind of syntactic unit added by: JK, 2001-10-19 11:38:03.0

syntactic unit has syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

Kinds of symbol :

literal (16 kinds, 71 facts) - A value that appears explicitly in a program
name (20 kinds, 101 facts)
operator (54 kinds, 249 facts) - A built-in method that works on inputs supplied to it according to the conventions of arithmetic, A symbol used for arithmetic and logical operations

symbol	has definition A character or string of characters that represents or stands for something else
symbol	is a kind of syntactic unit
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional