A gerund is a noun, so in +`*`-`- i. 33 it's more accurate to say that i. is applied to the gerund and 33 rather than the gerund is applied to i. , and an easier explanation of why the result is 4.
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Cliff Reiter <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the first time I saw gerund insert, Ken Iverson showed off > > +`%/10# 1x > > 13r8 > > > getting Fibonacci approximations to the Golden ratio, so I always expected > it to be "from the front". > > > Seeing this thread, I decided to experiment but forgot to "insert" and got > something unexpected: > > > +`* i.3 > > 2 > > +`* 0 1 2 > > |syntax error > > | +`*0 1 2 > > > +`* i.33 > > 2 > > +`*`-`- i.33 > > 4 > > Gerund applied to i. gives the length of the gerund?! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
