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What is the difference between "abstract parse tree" and "parse tree"?


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What's the difference between parse tree and AST?

I need to know what is the difference between abstract parse trees and parse trees.


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  • From wikipedia:

    Parse trees are distinct from abstract syntax trees (also known simply as syntax trees), in that their structure and elements more concretely reflect the syntax of the input language.