Not sure I get what you are trying to say. The random,pick and chunk functions are simple enough. I presume the chunk referred to is how much you can hold in your conscious attention because that is where I know 7 +- 2 and those individuals relation from.
So why is picking a churk sized set thinks randomly from a larger set of interest? Where are you going with it? Hopefully the brain isn't just focusing on random things although often mine feels as if it is. :) On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Piaget Modeler <[email protected]>wrote: > > function *chunk *{?list} > (pick (+ 7 (random -2 2)) ?list) > end > > Out of curiosity, why do you adopt S-expressions only partially in the > language syntax? > > Cheers, > Telmo. > > > For style, and clarity Telmo -- and so we don't get bored. Visually, the > above > format is easier to parse. > > We call S-Expressions "forms". To invoke any function you need a form. > But certain definitions like module or function definitions can be made as > statements (see above) and not forms. > > Note that these statements can also be written as forms. We could just as > easily write > > (function *chunk *{?list} > (pick (+ 7 (random -2 2)) ?list)) > > which would be also recognized by the evaluator as a valid expression. > > Also note that forms, surrounded by parentheses ( ), are different from > lists, > which are surrounded by braces { }. > > Cheers, > > Michael. / ~ PM > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/2997756-fc0b9b09> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
