The Definition of Standard ML

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book formal language specification programming language standard

The Definition of Standard ML is the formal language specification that rigorously defines the syntax and semantics of the Standard ML functional programming language.

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Label	Occurrences
The Definition of Standard ML (Revised)	5
The Definition of Standard ML canonical	4

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Target entity: The Definition of Standard ML
Context triple: [Robin Milner, notableWork, The Definition of Standard ML]

A. Revised^n Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme
The Revised^n Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme is the series of formal documents that define and evolve the official specification of the Scheme programming language.
B. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is a seminal computer science textbook by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman that uses the Scheme language to teach fundamental principles of programming and software design.
C. POPL conference proceedings
POPL conference proceedings are the collected scholarly papers presented at the ACM SIGPLAN-SIGACT Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages, a leading venue for research in programming languages and formal methods.
D. Modularity, Objects, and State
"Modularity, Objects, and State" is a chapter in the classic computer science textbook *Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs* that explores how to structure programs using modular design, data abstraction, and mutable state, including object-oriented techniques.
E. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a foundational computer science textbook that systematically covers the theory and practice of compiler design and implementation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Definition of Standard ML
Target entity description: The Definition of Standard ML is the formal language specification that rigorously defines the syntax and semantics of the Standard ML functional programming language.

A. Revised^n Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme
The Revised^n Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme is the series of formal documents that define and evolve the official specification of the Scheme programming language.
B. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is a seminal computer science textbook by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman that uses the Scheme language to teach fundamental principles of programming and software design.
C. POPL conference proceedings
POPL conference proceedings are the collected scholarly papers presented at the ACM SIGPLAN-SIGACT Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages, a leading venue for research in programming languages and formal methods.
D. Modularity, Objects, and State
"Modularity, Objects, and State" is a chapter in the classic computer science textbook *Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs* that explores how to structure programs using modular design, data abstraction, and mutable state, including object-oriented techniques.
E. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a foundational computer science textbook that systematically covers the theory and practice of compiler design and implementation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ formal language specification ⓘ programming language standard ⓘ
author	David MacQueen ⓘ Mads Tofte ⓘ Robert Harper ⓘ Robin Milner ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	Standard ML ⓘ dynamic semantics of Standard ML ⓘ static semantics of Standard ML ⓘ syntax of Standard ML ⓘ
field	formal semantics ⓘ functional programming ⓘ programming languages ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Definition of SML ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	authoritative definition of Standard ML ⓘ
hasEdition	The Definition of Standard ML (Revised) ⓘ linked to: The Definition of Standard ML
influenced	HOL theorem provers ⓘ linked to: HOL theorem prover MLton ⓘ Moscow ML ⓘ SML/NJ ⓘ Standard ML implementations ⓘ
isBasisFor	Standard ML language standardization ⓘ linked to: Standard ML
language	English ⓘ
provides	basis for formal reasoning about Standard ML programs ⓘ mathematical description of Standard ML ⓘ
publishedIn	1990 ⓘ
publisher	MIT Press ⓘ
relatedWork	ML language family ⓘ Standard ML of New Jersey documentation ⓘ linked to: Standard ML of New Jersey The Definition of Standard ML (Revised) ⓘ linked to: The Definition of Standard ML
subjectOf	Standard ML language design ⓘ linked to: Standard ML
targetAudience	advanced programmers ⓘ compiler writers ⓘ programming language researchers ⓘ
topic	evaluation rules ⓘ exceptions ⓘ module systems ⓘ pattern matching ⓘ polymorphism ⓘ type systems ⓘ
uses	formal inference rules ⓘ operational semantics ⓘ type-theoretic notation ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robin Milner → notableWork → The Definition of Standard ML ⓘ

Standard ML → hasStandard → The Definition of Standard ML ⓘ

Standard ML → hasStandard → The Definition of Standard ML (Revised) ⓘ