At 20:53 02/06/05 +0200, Frank-Andre Riess wrote:
So, well, my first question on this list is admittedly somewhat simple, but I
managed to delay it long enough and now I think I should ask about it: Does
($) have any relevance at all except for being a somewhat handier version of
parentheses?

In addition to the other responses, I add this:

The section expression ($v) -- for some value v appropriate appropriate to the source code context -- is sometimes very useful.

(I think the other feature -- lower precedence of $ w.r.t normal function application -- is covered by your question.)

#g


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