>>>>> "Perl6" == Perl6 RFC Librarian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Perl6> If the reduction subroutine has a prototype, that prototype
Perl6> determines how many items are reduced at a time. If the reduction subroutine
Perl6> is a block or has no prototype, two items are reduced each time.
... is inconsistent with ...
Perl6> If the original list has no elements, C<reduce> immediately throws an
Perl6> exception. If the original list has a single element, that element is
Perl6> immediately returned (without ever calling the reduction subroutine).
Can we resolve this? That second paragraph doesn't take into account
what happens when I give 3 elements to a 7-element-at-a-time reduction
formula.
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