NOT.3:4.2 - Interpret components, composition and context

For the parts used by the question, specify what they denote or instruct and how their combination is interpreted. Include grouping and reference rules from NOT.2. An arrow may supply an input to an operation, express a precedence condition or prescribe a movement; choose its role in this scheme before deriving a consequence.

Give the interpretation of a compound expression in terms that permit its use. For a compositional mathematical scheme, interpret the parts and then apply the corresponding operation to their interpretations. MATH.5/.18 develops that construction and its preservation questions. When context contributes to interpretation, include the relevant context among the inputs rather than assigning a context-free meaning that the notation does not support.

If the expression admits alternatives or has an unresolved part, specify what can still be concluded. A reader may be able to obtain a common consequence across the alternatives. Another question may have to wait for the missing information. Preserve that distinction instead of silently completing the expression.