Till now we called the functions like Function name followed by arguments. This kind of notation is called prefix notation, since function name comes before arguments. If a function takes more than one argument, then you can use it in both prefix and infix notation.
For example,
*Main> let sum x y = (x + y)
*Main>
*Main> sum 10 20
30
*Main>
How to use sum function in infix notation?
Syntax
Argument1 `functionName` Argument2
*Main> 123 `sum` 1234
1357
*Main>
*Main> 123 `sum` 1234 `sum` 3456
4813
Usually, you can apply a function in infix notation, when it is taking exactly two arguments. When a function takes more than 2 arguments, you need extra parenthesis.
*Main> let processData x y z = (x-z) * y
*Main>
*Main> ((10) `processData` 20) 30
-400
*Main>
*Main> ((10) `processData` 20) 10
0
In Haskell the functions whose name consists of alphanumeric characters are prefix by default, and the functions made up from non alpha numeric character like +, >, $ etc are infix by default. For example, you can define an infix function like,
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