x=: 1 1 1$5 x 5 $ x 1 1 1 It can show the shape of an array just fine.
----- Original Message ----- From: bill lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 5, 2007 9:30 pm Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Need a word for a non-atomic array > Mark D. Niemiec wrote: > > 'x' and 42 and a: are all atoms. They are also arrays of rank 0. > > The words 'atom' and 'array' both apply here, so they are not > contradictory. > In that case just call it an atom or an array, but I not sure this > is relevant > to J beginners. It may be more helpful to point out that a > singleton need not > be a scalar (atom) and j session cannot show the shape of an array > 5 > 5 > ,5 > 5 > 1 1 1$5 > 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
