365365365365365365x^2 NB. extended precision is nice 133491850208566925016658299941583225
36 ": 365365365365365365^2 NB. Speed demands approximations 133491850208566926593356837672714240 But it went right past me that 8!: forces return to float and gives rather zany results... 'c0' 8!:2 ] 365365365365365365x^2 133,491,850,208,566,945,040,100,911,382,265,856 For the want of a , the sense was lost... '0' 8!:2 ] 365365365365365365x^2 133491850208566945040100911382265856 '0' 8!:2 ] 365365365365365365^2 133491850208566926593356837672714240 365365365365365365x^2 133491850208566925016658299941583225 IMHO, it would be a good idea to include a comment in the 8!: documentation page that expands on the description - "y is usually an array of real numbers." to the effect that extended integers may cause erratic results. - joey ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
