Syntax - Trees: Crash Course Linguistics #4
The static semantics defines which syntactically valid strings have a meaning.
John Guttag • Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python, second edition: With Application to Understanding Data
Trees are likely the object in question whenever your problem seeks a “hierarchy,” “dominance relationship,” “ancestor/descendant relationship,” or “taxonomy.”
Steven S. Skiena • The Algorithm Design Manual
the LINGUISTIC EXPRESSIONS ARE CONTAINERS FOR MEANINGS aspect of the conduit metaphor entails that words and sentences have meanings in themselves,
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
referral tree is a map of the gigs that led to other gigs.
Michael Port • The Referable Speaker: Your Guide to Building a Sustainable Speaking Career—No Fame Required
Wouldn’t you know, true and tree developed from the same ancient word: Millennia ago, English speakers saw trustworthiness in the straight-up quality of trees.