APL .. now that brings back memories! I was an APL wizard in the '70s
regards,
Michael...
Joth Tupper wrote:
> Ground rules are critical, but how about
>
> /.1
>
> where "/" represents the APL-style monadic divide or multiplicative inverse.
>
> 1/.1
>
> takes two.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ernst W. Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 11:47 AM
> Subject: Mersenne: These go to 11 (WAS: blahblah...)
>
> >
> > Paul Leyland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >The radix is always 10.
> > {snip}
> > >or, more concisely, (1+1+1)^(1+1) + 1.
> > >
> > >Can anyone represent that number in fewer than (1+1+1)! ones?
> >
> > How about
> >
> > 1 << 1,
> >
> > where the shift is, of course, decimal.
> >
> > Your shifty friend,
> > -Ernst
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