0 = 0*_ and 0=_*0 (and likewise __) per McDonnell & Shallit. http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/Bibliography#Infinity
----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph G Selfridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, February 9, 2008 11:39 Subject: RE: [Jbeta] Another incompatibility: _ <. _. To: Beta forum <[email protected]> > Ah yes, that is J but I would prefer that it not be that, > perhaps _. = 0*_ > > There is no good answer, Roger picked what he thought best. For > example I > would prefer 0%0 be 1, makes my series first slot work better. I > suspect a > response of _. for most if not all of these, or some error stop, > would, at > the least alert the user/writer to some special problem. > > > Ralph S > > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Henry Rich wrote: > > > But, Ralph, 0 * _ is 0 in J, as is 0 * __ . > So in J > > it's OK to say 0 * _. is 0 . > > > > Henry Rich ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
