On 10/1/06, Henry Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I advanced 4 new terms in JfC: 'list of' (array whose > items are), 'modifier' (adverb/conjunction), > 'entity' (adverb/conjnction/noun/verb), and > 'fragment' (executable bident/trident).
>>I like them, especially `modifier'. We do need a word for this, and if `operator' is to be taken out of use for this role, as you suggest, `modifier' is an excellent replacement. `Operator' is traditional (incl. its use in APL), but `modifier' is much more descriptive. The only thing I find worth interjecting is that function should indeed refer to the set of verb, adverb, conjunction. functions process an input into an output. >>By the way, are there derived conjunctions whose derivations do not, ultimately, resort to (2 :)? You can derive an adverb pretty easily without 1 : --- (@+:) is an adverb (bident) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
