Syntactic

/sɪnˈtæktɪk/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Relating to the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

The syntactic structure of the sentence was complex and required careful analysis.

Concerning the rules that govern the combination of words and phrases in a language.

Linguists study syntactic patterns to understand how different languages function.

Pertaining to the syntax of programming languages or formal systems.

Errors in the syntactic construction of the code led to compilation failures.

Of or relating to the syntax of a particular language.

The syntactic differences between English and German can lead to challenges for learners.

Derived from the Greek 'syntaktikos', meaning 'of a putting together'.

syntactic sugar:

A term used in programming to refer to syntax that is designed to make things easier to read.

syntactic ambiguity:

A situation where a sentence can be interpreted in multiple ways due to its structure.

Used informally in tech to refer to easy-to-read code.

That code is great because it's so syntactic.