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Expressions are the building blocks of any program. Values, variables, constants, and functions are combined to form expressions, which, in turn, are combined to form a program. When the program is executed, expressions are interpreted according to the rules set by the particular language. These rules can include precedence and associativity, and they produce results and possibly a new state for the program.
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Malik, W. (2015). Expressions. In: Learn Swift 2 on the Mac. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1627-9_5
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