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precedence lossage
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/pres@dens los'@j/ , n. [C programmers] Coding error in an expression due to
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unexpected grouping of arithmetic or logical operators by the compiler. Used
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esp. of certain common coding errors in C due to the nonintuitively low
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precedence levels of , | , ^ , , and (for this reason, experienced C
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programmers deliberately forget the language's baroque precedence hierarchy
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and parenthesize defensively). Can always be avoided by suitable use of
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parentheses. LISP fans enjoy pointing out that this can't happen in their
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favorite language, which eschews precedence entirely, requiring one to use
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explicit parentheses everywhere. See aliasing bug , memory leak , memory
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smash , smash the stack , fandango on core , overrun screw.
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