"Definition" is basically the copula (name and construct). A tacit construct can be called a "phrase", as many "J Phrases" are.
A "sentence" is when phrases are compounded to produce meaning (result). Note: arguments are noun phrases; usage (valence) may change meaning. A number of related sentences, a "paragraph", then would make up an explicit construct. Which can be made into a definition and used as a single name in new phrases. Etc. ----- Original Message ---- > From: bob therriault <[email protected]> > > On -Jun1-2009, at -Jun1-20099:22 AM, Raul Miller wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM, bob therriault > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
