Expression

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Expression may refer to:

Linguistics

  • Expression (linguistics), a word, phrase, or sentence
  • Expression (mathematics), a formula that represents a mathematical object
  • Fixed expression, a form of words with a specific meaning
  • Idiom, a type of fixed expression
  • Metaphorical expression, a particular word, phrase, or form of words that has a different meaning than its literal form
  • Expression (sign language), the expressions and postures of the face and body that contribute to the formation of words when signing

Symbolic expression

  • Expression (architecture), implies a clear and authentic displaying of the character or personality of an individual person
  • Expression (mathematics), a finite combination of symbols that are well-formed according to applicable rules
  • Expression (computer science), an instruction to execute something that will return a value
  • Regular expression, a means of matching strings of text in computing
  • Expression marks, in music, notating the musical dynamics
  • Symbolic computation expression
  • S-expression

Bodily expression

  • Expression of breast milk in breastfeeding
  • Emotional expression, verbal and non-verbal behaviour that communicates emotion
  • Facial expression, a movement of the face that conveys emotional state
  • Gene expression, the process by which information from a gene is used in biochemistry
  • The manual expression of pimples, also known as "pimple popping"

Product names

  • Expression (album), a 1967 album by John Coltrane
  • Expressions (Chick Corea album), a 1994 album by Chick Corea
  • Expressions (Sarah Geronimo album), 2013
  • Expressions, an album by Jon Secada
  • "Expression" (song), a song by Salt-n-Pepa
  • Expressions, the annual magazine of Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
  • Microsoft Expression Studio, a digital media and graphic design suite
  • Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, a college in Emeryville, California for the entertainment industry
  • The Expression (album)

Other

  • Musical expression
  • Method of obtaining (vegetable) οil by pressure extraction, such as Expeller pressing
  • Self-expression values

See also

  • Express (disambiguation)
  • Expressivity (disambiguation)
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