Donna;
In APL:
1.1-.1
1
that is, subtraction is performed.
In J:
1.1-.1
1.1
that is the "less" verb is performed. For one who has APL as his first c.l.,
this is a gotcha. The need to prefix fractional nouns with 0 does not come
naturally.
This observation _was_ tangential to the discussion.
It is not my nature to be a (canine)pack animal. Perhaps it's the meme you
are posting that is attracting the swarmed response. Perhaps we're being
too Shroeder'esque and overcomplicating things.
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From: "dly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General forum" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] 1.1-.1
Dear Randy
RE: The balance of your e-mail not otherwise addressed.
1.1-.1
1.1
1.1-0.1
1
-,1
_1
I am not sure what you refer to as a gotcha.
Unless it refers to having fun sending me e-mails in which there is
endless need to re-explain the same points as in the childhood game of
repeating back the last thing that was said by the other person in hopes
of frustrating and exhausting them but in this version with slight
variation and working in packs.
Donna
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On 29-Jun-06, at 4:43 AM, Randy MacDonald wrote:
all I can say is they produce the same result when evaluated, but each
use a different number of keystrokes.
If your question was something else, I apologize for my lack of proper
attention.
I'm thinking this is different in the case of 1 and 1.1-.1, where
1 = 1.1 - .1
but
([]dr 1){ne}[]dr 1.1-.1
NB. Excuse the APL, I'm being lazy in not looking up the foreign for
data representation.
(J-note)
1.1-.1
1.1
was something I had to think about for a bit. Definitely a gotcha.
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