"subexpression" meaning in English

See subexpression in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subexpressions [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + expression. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|expression}} sub- + expression Head templates: {{en-noun}} subexpression (plural subexpressions)
  1. (mathematics, programming) An expression that is a part of a larger expression. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Programming Holonyms: expression Translations (expression that is a part of a larger one): podvýraz [masculine] (Czech), sottoespressione [feminine] (Italian), подвыраже́ние (podvyražénije) [neuter] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "подвыраже́ние"
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