A suggestion: where do the understood parentheses go in  4&*y  and in  4*&y  ?  
--Kip

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> On Mar 8, 2014, at 10:33 PM, "Linda Alvord" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Why is the display of  f  different than  g , h and I ?    
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>    NB.  m&v y is defined as m v y 
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>   NB. u&n y  is defined as y u n
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>    f=: 13 :'4&*y'
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>   g=: 13 :'4*&y'
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>   h=: 13 :'y&*4'
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>   i=: 13 :'y*&4'
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>   f 
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> 4&*
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>   g
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> 3 : '4*&y'
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>   h
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> 3 : 'y&*4'
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>   i
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> 3 : 'y*&4'
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>   5!:4 <'f'
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>      -- 4
> -- & -+- *
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>   5!:4 <'g'
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>      -- 3       
> -- : -+- ,:'4*&y'
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>   5!:4 <'h'
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>      -- 3       
> -- : -+- ,:'y&*4'
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>   5!:4 <'i'
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>      -- 3       
> -- : -+- ,:'y*&4'
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> 
> Where does  ,:  come from  in the trees for  g , h and I ?
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>   f 5
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> 20
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>   h 5
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> 20
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>   g 5
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> |syntax error: g
> |       4*&y
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>   i 5
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> |syntax error: i
> |       y*&4
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> 
> Finally,  only two work.
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> 
> Linda
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