Expression may refer to:
Linguistics
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Expression (linguistics)
In syntax and grammar, a phrase is a group of words or singular word acting as a grammatical unit. For instance, the English expression "the very happy squirrel" is a noun phrase which contains the adjective phrase "very happy". Phrases can cons ...
, a word, phrase, or sentence
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Fixed expression
A phraseme, also called a set phrase, idiomatic phrase, multi-word expression (in computational linguistics), or idiom, is a multi-word or multi-morphemic utterance whose components include at least one that is selectionally constrained or restric ...
, a form of words with a specific meaning
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Idiom, a type of fixed expression
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Metaphorical expression, a particular word, phrase, or form of words that has a different meaning than its literal form
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Expression (sign language)
In sign languages, expressions are the distinctive body postures and facial expressions that accompany signing, and which are necessary to properly form words. Expression is one of five components of a sign, along with handshape (), orientation (), ...
, the expressions and postures of the face and body that contribute to the formation of words when signing
Symbolic expression
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Expression (architecture), implies a clear and authentic displaying of the character or personality of an individual person
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Expression (mathematics), a finite combination of symbols that are well-formed according to applicable rules
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Expression (computer science)
In computer science, an expression is a syntactic entity in a programming language that may be evaluated to determine its value. It is a combination of one or more constants, variables, functions, and operators that the programming language inte ...
, an instruction to execute something that will return a value
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Regular expression
A regular expression (shortened as regex or regexp; sometimes referred to as rational expression) is a sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern in text. Usually such patterns are used by string-searching algorithms for "find" ...
, a means of matching strings of text in computing
* Expression marks, in music, notating the musical
dynamics
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Symbolic computation expression
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S-expression
In computer programming, an S-expression (or symbolic expression, abbreviated as sexpr or sexp) is an expression in a like-named notation for nested list (tree-structured) data. S-expressions were invented for and popularized by the programming la ...
Bodily expression
* Expression of breast milk in
breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, or nursing, is the process by which human breast milk is fed to a child. Breast milk may be from the breast, or may be expressed by hand or pumped and fed to the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that br ...
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Emotional expression, verbal and non-verbal behaviour that communicates emotion
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Facial expression
A facial expression is one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face. According to one set of controversial theories, these movements convey the emotional state of an individual to observers. Facial expressions are ...
, a movement of the face that conveys emotional state
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Gene expression, the process by which information from a gene is used in biochemistry
Product names
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''Expression'' (album), a 1967 album by John Coltrane
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''Expressions'' (Chick Corea album), a 1994 album by Chick Corea
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''Expressions'' (Sarah Geronimo album), 2013
* ''Expressions'', an album by
Jon Secada
Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez (born October 4, 1961), better known as Jon Secada, is a Cuban-born American singer. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. His music fu ...
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"Expression" (song), a song by Salt-n-Pepa
* ''Expressions'', the annual magazine of
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology
Vidyalankara Institute of Technology (VIT) is an engineering college affiliated to University of Mumbai and approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) and , India. It was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditatio ...
, Mumbai, India
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Microsoft Expression Studio
Microsoft Expression Studio is a discontinued suite of tools for designing and building Web and Windows client applications and rich digital media content.
Overview
Microsoft introduced Microsoft Expression on September 16, 2005, at Microsoft's ...
, a digital media and graphic design suite
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Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
SAE Expression College was a private for-profit college specializing in programs in the entertainment industry and located in Emeryville, California. It offers an around-the-clock schedule and eight week terms. It awards Bachelor's degrees after ...
, a college in Emeryville, California for the entertainment industry
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''The Expression'' (album)
Other
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Musical expression Musical expression is the art of playing or singing with a personal response to the music.
At a practical level, this means making appropriate use of dynamics, phrasing, timbre and articulation to bring the music to life. Composers may specify ...
* Method of obtaining (vegetable) οil by pressure extraction, such as
Expeller pressing
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Self-expression values
Self-expression values are part of a core value dimension in the modernization process. Self-expression is a cluster of values that include social tolerance, life satisfaction, public expression and an aspiration to liberty. Ronald Inglehart, ...
See also
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Express (disambiguation)
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Expressivity (disambiguation)
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