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The Reverse Polish Notation

How fast can you calculate in RPN?
The examples were generated by a program, note me if there's something too difficult or wrong
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Last updated: February 14, 2024
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First submittedFebruary 13, 2024
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RPN
Result
8 4 1 * 3 * *
96
7 6 9 7 - * *
84
5 10 3 + + 7 +
25
5 3 8 4 + - -
14
1 5 2 + * 5 +
12
RPN
Result
3 4 + 7 4 * *
196
3 1 + 3 * 7 *
84
8 1 4 1 * * +
12
2 1 + 10 * 4 *
120
7 5 1 6 + * +
42
RPN
Result
6 3 1 4 - - /
1
10 6 + 1 4 + -
11
2 8 + 8 7 - -
9
2 6 + 8 5 + *
104
4 3 1 + * 5 *
80
2 Comments
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Level 59
Feb 13, 2024
explain
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Level 61
Feb 14, 2024
there's a stack of numbers, now reading from left to right:

1) if there's a number, you stack it on the top

2) if there's an operating sign, you do what it says with the top 2 numbers from the stack, e.g. if the top number is 2, there's a 7 right under it, and you have a "^", you raise 7 to the 2nd power and get 49 - the result replaces the numbers used to create it - in this example, the stack of [5, 12, 8, 7, 2] becomes [5, 12, 8, 49]