If it is a mistake I'd correct it, but it's not a mistake.
On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Ganesh Rapolu <[email protected]> wrote: > I am having difficulty finding reasons other than tradition that a length > should be allowed to be a list. > > badlength =. $ > mean =. +/ % badlength > $ mean"1 i. 5 5 > 5 1 > > Of course, J already does the right thing by providing # . It might be in > the spirit of J to continue to correct mistakes made in APL by correcting > the documentation for take. > > > On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It is traditional in APL (and APL-like) systems that a length is a list > or > > a scalar. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Ganesh Rapolu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Although it is the case that for a verb v and integer k, v"k and v"(, > k) > > > are the same, it might be confusing if the length referred to in the > > phrase > > > 'x may be a list of length not more than $$y' is not a scalar. > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Both $$y or #$y are correct in this case. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Ganesh Rapolu <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > In the last paragraph, $$y should be #$y. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
