In other words, if you remove the 1+, the "subtle differences" disappear. So 
the subtle difference is 1+ and 1+ is the subtle difference.

-Dan

> On Apr 10, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> These differences can be summed up by saying "J's index origin is zero".
> 
> In particular, since I.y is defined as y#i.#y or (# i.@#)y, the differences 
> in the phrases you compare boil down to 
>     (i.N)#~ ...
> vs
>     (1+i.N)#~ ...
> 
> That is, the "subtle differences" are all specifically attributable to your 
> decision to change from J's default index origin zero to index origin one 
> (ie. all differences are due to that one little 1+...).
> 
> Which origin is appropriate depends on the application, of course, and it is 
> up to the user (J programmer) to choose.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2014, at 11:56 PM, "Linda Alvord" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Some subtle differences.
>> 
>>   I.+./0=3 5 |/i.35
>> 0 3 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 21 24 25 27 30 33
>> 
>>  (1+i.35)#~+./0=3 5 |/1+i.35
>> 3 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 21 24 25 27 30 33 35
>> 
>>  +/I.+./0=3 5 |/i.35
>> 258
>> 
>>  +/(1+i.35)#~+./0=3 5 |/1+ i.35
>> 293
>> 
>>  +/I.+./0=3 5 |/ i.1000000x
>> 2.33333e11
>> 
>>  +/(1+i.1000000x)#~+./0x=3 5 |/1 + i.1000000x
>> 233334166668
>> 
>> Linda
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Kelly
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:00 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Euler Project Problem 1
>> 
>> Nice! I missed the summation part but overall this is much better.
>> 
>> Don Kelly
>>> On 09/04/2014 5:06 AM, Nimp O wrote:
>>> +./0=3 5 |/ i.1e3
>> 
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