On -Jun1-2009, at -Jun1-20099:22 AM, Raul Miller wrote: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM, bob therriault > <[email protected]> wrote: >> What you describe as scripts I think of as definitions, since they >> allow the user to define the structure of nouns, verbs, conjunctions >> or adverbs. > > But something like this is also a definition: > avg=: +/ % #
Yep. I do think of them both as definitions. What I see now is that you are looking for a term that distinguishes the tacit from the explicit form of definitions. If we accept the term paragraph for a explicit definition, do we need a separate word to describe a tacit definition? I was thinking of 'line' because tacit definitions are necessarily one-liners, but this could be confusing since there can be explicit one-liners as well. > > >> I also like bill's term of paragraph since it bridges >> naturally between the parts of speech and the longer form of files >> using the J 'english language' paradigm. In my internal mental model, >> I often use the term scripts when thinking about .ijs files. > > I also like bill's term "paragraph". > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm My final question is whether we need terms that provide finer granularity than the generic term 'definition'? In my current understanding of J, I don't feel this need, but there is a much wider world beyond my doorstep. Cheers, bob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
