Damn, I just tried prefixing a whole bunch of monadic verbs with an integer, and it did indeed apply them N many times. What's the point of the power function ^: then? More importantly, where exactly is this documented? J never stops surprising me, though sometimes I wonder if that's a good thing!
On 30 April 2014 17:15, km <[email protected]> wrote: > Your func2 is a "hook", see the diagram at > > http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help801/dictionary/dictf.htm > > You may also need to understand the dyadic case of m&v , see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help801/dictionary/d630n.htm > > --Kip Murray > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Apr 30, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Jon Hough <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I can't understand why > > func1 =. 3&+ @: (2&-) > > func2 =. (3&+) (2&-) > > > > give different results as mondaic verbs. > > func1 5 gives 0, which is what I would expect. > > func2 5 gives 12, which I can't understand. > > I would like to know what the difference is between func1 and func2. It > is my understanding that for monadic verbs @: is optional, so doesn't add > anything to the meaning of the whole verb. > > Regards. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
