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1Syntax🔗 i

The syntax is currenty limited to whitespace-delimited sequences of atoms and composite terms.

A term is an atom, optionally followed by an underscore and a subscript atom, optionally followed by a carat and a superscript atom, optionally followed by a sequence of primes.

An atom is an contiguous sequence of characters that represents a single, indivisible unit of information. An atom can be a number, a word, a literal, or a sub-term.

A number is a contiguous sequence of decimal digits.

A word is a letter or symbol followed by zero or more numbers, letters, or symbols. Latin letters are rendered in an oblique font.

A literal is a backslash followed by a curly brace or a sequence of numbers, letters, and symbols. The backslash is not rendered, and the characters following the backslash are all rendered in an upright font. Punctuation are rendered as single-character literals.

A sub-term is a whitespace-delimited sequence of terms surrounded by curly braces.

2API Reference🔗 i

Currently, bar is a sequence of dashes—at least 3 but no more than 80.