That is actually the way I had it at one point. I debated back and forth whether to use nplt instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED], the latter exploiting the fact that nplt plt k is k, and esp. whether to include "the fact" as a note in the essay.
----- Original Message ----- From: John Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008 7:06 Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] How readable is J? To: General forum <[email protected]> > Roger Hui wrote: > > The J solution can be shortened by removing the >. . Thus: > > > > nplt=: p:^:_1 NB. > #primes < n > > plt =: i.&.(p:^:_1) NB. primes < n > > nsp =: 3 : '+/ (nplt@(y&%) - [EMAIL PROTECTED]) plt %:y' " 0 > > > > Here is a variant which is less efficient, but possibly more readable. > > nsp3 =: 3 : '+/(nplt@(y&%)-nplt) plt %:y' " 0 > > Note that the [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Roger's solution could be computed > separately. I > use a more complicated calculation which expresses its role. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
