On 4/6/07, Tracy Harms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I consider the basic data structure to be the ordered pair. With less than ordered pairs, I don't see what would count as structuring. With ordered pairs, it seems to me that any data structure can be created.
I used to think that way, but I've since decided that ordered pairs are a special case of sequences. Sequences are a nice fit for computer hardware, and seem to be fundamental to all computer data structures. Everything from integers (which are a sequence of bits) to disks are sequences. I know that you can do quite a lot with sequences of length 2. (Or, more properly with a rank 2 sequence with two rows of bits), but while 2 is indeed a useful number in the context of computers, it's not the only useful number. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
