So be it.
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> wrote: > "Factoring a Number" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ian Clark <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009 4:28 > Subject: Re: [Jchat] APWJ Second Edition Status > To: Chat forum <[email protected]> > >> Referring to the original article in Vector vol 10.4 it had no title >> beyond the series title: At Play With J. >> >> I don't know at what stage it acquired the rider: tacit >> definition -- >> that I guess must be put down to editorial misclassification >> based on >> the opening sentence which uses the term "tacit definition" as a >> casual example of something to make the eyes glaze over. >> >> If the volunteer revising it can suggest a more appropriate >> title for >> what has become Chapter 2, I should be grateful. >> >> And yes: IMO advances in J (or desktop computers) since Gene >> wrote the >> articles are best handled as footnotes or endnotes. But... each case >> on its merits. Volunteers: please suggest the wording of any footnote >> or endnote you think it needs. >> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Doc/Articles/Play102 illustrates how. >> >> Ian Clark >> Subeditor, APWJ. >> >> >> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Chris Burke >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Brian Schott wrote: >> >> I looked at that one too, and I agree. I have another >> question about >> >> that article. If you look in the paragraph where Eugene >> writes, "Tsk >> >> tsk." you will see he is suggesting that the residue function is >> >> tolerant and the fit conjunction must be used to force no >> tolerance.>> The Tsk Tsk seems to be noting that the fit use is >> not properly >> >> documented in the DOJ. But all of the examples give the same result >> >> even without the zero tolerance forced. >> >> >> >> j602/help/dictionary/d230.htm >> >> >> >> Am I right? The current DOJ entry for residue seems to be oriented >> >> toward augmenting residue to allow for tolerance, not removing >> >> tolerance. >> > >> > The article was written many years ago. Since then, fit for >> residue is >> > documented, and we have extended integers and q: . I suggest >> documenting> the new stuff in footnotes, see >> > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Doc/Articles/Play171 , and >> perhaps Ian >> > can make any editorial changes in content. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
